M2.6 earthquake 20km W of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 20km W of Tecopa, CA on Fri, Nov 17, 1950, 1:15 PM GMT-8 (21:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 18km W 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
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1950-11-17 21:15:32 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.819° N, 116.445° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 319°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3342282. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.