California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6km W of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Sep 30, 1956, 11:30 AM GMT-8 (19:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 22km SSW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1956-09-30 19:30:03 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.137° N, 118.515° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
137°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.122km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 25559 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.422km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 25559 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.917km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25555 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.515km S of Arvin, CA · 25551 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.06km W of Grapevine, CA · 25541 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.827km NE of Arvin, CA · 25525 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.415km SSW of Arvin, CA · 25523 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.326km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25521 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.125km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25520 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25518 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.718km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25507 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25506 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.824km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25504 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.814km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25500 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.910km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25559 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.63km W of Bodfish, CA · 25560 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.616km SW of Arvin, CA · 25564 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.422km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25565 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.98km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25566 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.513km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25571 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.02km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 25579 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.71km ENE of Vincent, CA · 25584 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.43km S of Vincent, CA · 25585 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.47km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 25586 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295498. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.