M2.6 earthquake 16km WSW of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16km WSW of Tecopa, CA on Sat, Sep 5, 1936, 2:24 PM GMT-8 (22:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 30km ENE 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 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1936-09-05 22:24:16 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.801° N, 116.388° W
- Region
- Nevada
- 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 7.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.33
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 271°, 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363776. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.