California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Nov 9, 1981, 6:03 AM PST (14:03 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 22km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-09 14:03:40 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.261° N, 118.568° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
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: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.218km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.421km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16388 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.320km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.120km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.29km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.122km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16383 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16382 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.614km S of Tehachapi, CA · 16381 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16380 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16380 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16378 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16373 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16371 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16371 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 16370 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16368 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.78km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16367 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16366 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CA · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.110km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16366 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16365 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.612km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16365 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.418km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526772. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.