M3.4 earthquake 2km SE of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2km SE of Tecopa, CA on Fri, Aug 15, 1947, 11:53 PM GMT-8 (07:53 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
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1947-08-16 07:53:19 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.833° N, 116.210° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 245°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.034km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28887 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.434km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28882 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.033km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28878 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.925km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 28855 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.938km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28839 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10085754. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.