California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Jun 29, 1981, 7:52 AM PDT (14:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10km SW of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-29 14:52:55 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.357° N, 118.490° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CA · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.012km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CA · 16515 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.116km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16514 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16514 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16514 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.510km S of Arvin, CA · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CA · 16513 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CA · 16511 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CA · 16508 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.519km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16507 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.915km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16506 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16502 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.418km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.118km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.82km E of Little Lake, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CA · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.817km E of Little Lake, CA · 16494 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CA · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CA · 16493 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CA · 16491 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CA · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16483 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16483 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.134km WSW of Olancha, CA · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16481 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16480 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CA · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16478 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16476 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.79km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16471 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CA · 16521 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.612km N of Mojave, CA · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16525 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CA · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 16528 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.212km N of Mojave, CA · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.921km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16535 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 16538 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16539 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.614km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16542 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16542 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.