M2.4 earthquake 41km WSW of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 41km WSW of Tecopa, CA on Tue, Jun 22, 1943, 1:56 PM GMT-7 (20:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 22km ESE of Tecopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1943-06-22 20:56:03 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.731° N, 116.660° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 242°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.025km E of Tecopa, CA · 30410 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.56km W of Searles Valley, CA · 30402 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.622km ESE of Tecopa, CA · 30363 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366332. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.