M3.6 earthquake 17km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.6 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Jul 25, 1981, 11:13 PM PDT

UTC

1981-07-26 06:13:09 UTC

Depth

2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.142° N, 118.640° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

53

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast2 kmSSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast126 kmNNW

After

1. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 27, 11:14 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.910km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jul 31, 2:30 PM PDT · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
8. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 5, 3:23 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 8, 3:27 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 9, 10:52 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16479 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CAMon, Aug 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.47km W of Delano, CAWed, Aug 19, 12:22 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 20, 6:44 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
21. 1.78km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
22. 1.927km WSW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 24, 4:20 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
23. 2.710km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:40 PM PDT · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
24. 2.310km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Aug 25, 10:33 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
25. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Aug 25, 3:14 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:46 PM PDT · 16462 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
27. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:48 PM PDT · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
28. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 29, 8:05 AM PDT · 16461 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 4:58 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 7:17 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 6, 9:05 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
32. 1.811km NW of Lake Los Angeles, CAWed, Sep 9, 8:05 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
33. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 9, 10:42 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.511km SE of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 15, 6:51 PM PDT · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.85km NE of Simi Valley, CATue, Sep 15, 9:37 PM PDT · 16443 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
36. 2.02km NNE of Simi Valley, CATue, Sep 15, 10:49 PM PDT · 16443 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:27 AM PDT · 16443 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
38. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:01 PM PDT · 16442 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
39. 1.510km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 16, 10:58 PM PDT · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
40. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 19, 2:25 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
41. 1.83km WNW of Bakersfield, CASat, Sep 19, 10:42 PM PDT · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
42. 2.14km NNE of Simi Valley, CASat, Sep 19, 10:45 PM PDT · 16439 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
43. 2.44km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Sep 20, 10:27 PM PDT · 16438 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Sep 23, 4:41 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
45. 1.54km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Sep 23, 11:05 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 11:09 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 5:07 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.118km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 4:45 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.418km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jul 18, 9:44 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CASat, Jul 18, 9:08 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
11. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 18, 2:22 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.611km N of Sunland, CAFri, Jul 17, 12:44 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jul 14, 3:10 AM PDT · 16507 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 12, 4:41 AM PDT · 16509 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.67km S of Littlerock, CASat, Jul 11, 5:34 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:32 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:52 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.510km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:00 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520144 (also filed as usp0001ey3). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.