California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 23km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 23km N of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Dec 3, 1955, 11:31 AM GMT-8 (19:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1955-12-03 19:31:18 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.339° N, 118.459° W
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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.822km SW of Lamont, CA · 25868 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.712km N of Lamont, CA · 25864 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.724km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25858 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.025km NE of Arvin, CA · 25854 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25851 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25843 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.319km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25826 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.922km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25826 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.818km SE of Arvin, CA · 25820 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.623km S of Bodfish, CA · 25814 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 25870 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.121km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25870 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.812km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25873 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.724km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25877 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.022km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25879 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.824km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25879 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.84km WNW of Gorman, CA · 25879 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.726km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25880 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.424km NE of Arvin, CA · 25880 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.622km NE of Lamont, CA · 25880 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.06km W of Grapevine, CA · 25883 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.021km SW of Lamont, CA · 25885 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297382. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.