M1.8 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Jun 30, 1981, 8:39 PM PDT

UTC

1981-07-01 03:39:29 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.302° N, 118.575° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

15

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 4, 11:04 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 4, 11:21 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
3. 3.117km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 3:30 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 5:31 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 6:33 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.614km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 6:34 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 7:17 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
8. 3.116km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 10:45 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 5:23 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 7:47 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Jul 6, 2:18 AM PDT · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
13. 1.510km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:00 AM PDT · 16516 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
14. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 6, 1:15 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:52 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:32 PM PDT · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 12, 4:41 AM PDT · 16510 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.519km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 12, 10:38 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 13, 6:40 AM PDT · 16509 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.915km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 13, 2:06 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
23. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jul 14, 3:10 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
24. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 18, 2:22 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
25. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CASat, Jul 18, 9:08 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
26. 2.418km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jul 18, 9:44 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
27. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 19, 3:03 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
28. 2.118km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 4:45 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 5:07 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
30. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 11:09 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
31. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 19, 12:06 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
32. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Jul 22, 11:45 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
34. 1.82km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 23, 3:26 PM PDT · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
35. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
37. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
38. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 25, 11:13 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
39. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 27, 11:14 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
40. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
41. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
42. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16490 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
44. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
45. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16487 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
46. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 5, 3:23 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
47. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.134km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Aug 8, 6:34 AM PDT · 16483 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 8, 10:29 AM PDT · 16483 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
50. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 8, 7:19 PM PDT · 16482 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16482 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
52. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 9, 10:52 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
53. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16480 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
54. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CAMon, Aug 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
55. 2.47km W of Delano, CAWed, Aug 19, 12:22 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
56. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 19, 7:43 PM PDT · 16471 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 20, 6:44 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
59. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
60. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 30, 3:23 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
2. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:52 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:34 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:52 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16524 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.612km N of Mojave, CAThu, Jun 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:13 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
12. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 21, 10:56 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.212km N of Mojave, CASat, Jun 20, 2:08 PM PDT · 16532 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.921km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jun 15, 10:08 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:08 AM PDT · 16537 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 12, 8:22 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
19. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:58 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
20. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 11, 6:42 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518495. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.