M2.6 earthquake 42km WSW of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 42km WSW of Tecopa, CA on Mon, Aug 29, 1949, 7:20 PM GMT-8 (03:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 32km WNW of Ludlow, 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 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1949-08-30 03:20:45 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.715° N, 116.663° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.132km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28144 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.937km E of Barstow, CA · 28126 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.819km NE of Barstow, CA · 28116 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.821km ENE of Barstow, CA · 28100 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.619km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28094 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355709. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.