M2.6 earthquake 43km W of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 43km W of Tecopa, CA on Tue, Mar 6, 1934, 2:53 AM GMT-8 (10:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 22km SW of Baker, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-03-06 10:53:25 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.775° N, 116.694° W
- Region
- California
- 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 4.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 287°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362038. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.