M2.7 earthquake 15km S of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 15km S of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, May 6, 1948, 10:16 PM GMT-7 (05:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 11km NNW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1948-05-07 05:16:33 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.996° N, 118.436° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 255°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.63km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 28621 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.011km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 28607 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.026km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 28605 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.926km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 28602 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.59km NW of Santa Paula, CA · 28595 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.58km WSW of Santa Paula, CA · 28595 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.45km NNE of Valencia, CA · 28590 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.118km SW of Little Lake, CA · 28576 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.627km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 28571 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357644. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.