M1.6 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Sun, Jul 12, 1981, 4:41 AM PDT

UTC

1981-07-12 11:41:19 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.306° N, 118.551° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

177°

Stations used

7

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 1.519km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 12, 10:38 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 13, 6:40 AM PDT · 16509 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.915km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 13, 2:06 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jul 14, 3:10 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
5. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 18, 2:22 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CASat, Jul 18, 9:08 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.418km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jul 18, 9:44 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 19, 3:03 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.118km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 4:45 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 5:07 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 11:09 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 19, 12:06 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Jul 22, 11:45 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.82km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 23, 3:26 PM PDT · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
19. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 25, 11:13 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
20. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 27, 11:14 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
21. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
22. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
23. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16491 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16490 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
25. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16487 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
27. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 5, 3:23 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
29. 2.134km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Aug 8, 6:34 AM PDT · 16483 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
30. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 8, 10:29 AM PDT · 16483 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 8, 7:19 PM PDT · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
32. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16482 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 9, 10:52 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
34. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
35. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CAMon, Aug 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.47km W of Delano, CAWed, Aug 19, 12:22 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
37. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
38. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 19, 7:43 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 20, 6:44 PM PDT · 16471 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
41. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
42. 1.78km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 16468 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
43. 1.927km WSW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 24, 4:20 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
44. 2.710km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:40 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
45. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:46 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
46. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:48 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
47. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 29, 8:05 AM PDT · 16462 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
48. 1.513km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 31, 1:57 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
49. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 31, 4:03 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 4:58 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
51. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 7:17 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
52. 1.715km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 5, 7:09 AM PDT · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
53. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 6, 6:35 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 6, 9:05 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
55. 1.811km NW of Lake Los Angeles, CAWed, Sep 9, 8:05 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
56. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 9, 10:42 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away

Before

1. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:32 PM PDT · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:52 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
4. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
5. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 6, 1:15 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.510km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:00 AM PDT · 16516 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
7. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Jul 6, 2:18 AM PDT · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 7:47 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 5:23 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
11. 3.116km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 10:45 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 7:17 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.614km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 6:34 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 6:33 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 5:31 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
16. 3.117km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 3:30 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 4, 11:21 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 4, 11:04 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 30, 8:39 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 30, 3:23 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519330. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.