M2.2 earthquake 13km SE of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 13km SE of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Sep 27, 1934, 11:28 PM GMT-8 (07:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 14km NNE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-09-28 07:28:27 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.069° N, 118.335° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 261°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.97km NW of Adelanto, CA · 33596 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.912km NNE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 33587 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.79km WNW of Adelanto, CA · 33561 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.415km WNW of Adelanto, CA · 33556 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.514km NNE of Arvin, CA · 33555 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362436. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.