California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Jun 5, 1956, 2:08 PM GMT-7 (21:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 17km NW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1956-06-05 21:08:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.346° N, 118.550° 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
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.025km S of Bodfish, CA · 25682 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.018km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25680 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.05km E of Bakersfield, CA · 25676 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.621km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25673 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.322km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25665 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.122km W of Johannesburg, CA · 25663 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 25648 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25648 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.117km NW of Inyokern, CA · 25647 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.816km SSE of Arvin, CA · 25636 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.311km E of Little Lake, CA · 25636 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.812km N of Grapevine, CA · 25634 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.623km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25626 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.023km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 25685 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.921km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25686 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.923km NE of Lamont, CA · 25690 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 25698 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.46km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25699 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.49km NE of Grapevine, CA · 25701 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 25702 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.816km E of Arvin, CA · 25705 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.926km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25709 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25713 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295292. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.