M2.7 earthquake 44km WSW of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 44km WSW of Tecopa, CA on Tue, Jan 30, 1951, 7:34 AM GMT-8 (15:34 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
- 2.7 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1951-01-30 15:34:05 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.718° N, 116.687° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.34
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 236°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.544km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 27620 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.650km W of Tecopa, CA · 27589 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322643. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.