M2.8 earthquake 8km S of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8km S of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Jul 12, 1934, 10:32 PM GMT-8 (06:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-07-13 06:32:24 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.065° N, 118.443° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 214°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.82km NW of Encino, CA · 33664 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.85km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 33662 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 33657 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.65km WNW of Palmdale, CA · 33643 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.113km NNW of Castaic, CA · 33639 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.85km NNE of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA · 33634 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362295. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.