M2.5 earthquake 6km ESE of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6km ESE of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Mar 14, 1948, 8:44 PM GMT-7 (03:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 18km ENE of Taft, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1948-03-15 03:44:57 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.108° N, 118.389° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 210°, 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
- 3.118km ENE of Taft, CA · 28675 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.222km NE of Maricopa, CA · 28672 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.46km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 28661 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.524km NE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 28659 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.86km ENE of Llano, CA · 28651 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.06km NE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 28646 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.96km E of Bakersfield, CA · 28644 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.715km S of Tehachapi, CA · 28627 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.63km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 28621 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357692. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.