California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Feb 5, 1956, 4:15 PM GMT-8 (00:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 20km E of Oildale, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1956-02-06 00:15:43 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.333° N, 118.545° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
114°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.626km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.825km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.020km E of Oildale, CA · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.08km N of Castaic, CA · 25795 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.410km N of Castaic, CA · 25795 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.39km WNW of Castaic, CA · 25795 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.626km NE of Lamont, CA · 25794 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.914km SSW of Arvin, CA · 25793 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.214km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 25770 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.824km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25769 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.318km SSE of Arvin, CA · 25769 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.99km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25767 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.026km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25764 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.92km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 25763 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.018km NE of Lebec, CA · 25762 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.79km NNE of Castaic, CA · 25760 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25750 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.120km SW of Lamont, CA · 25750 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.722km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25742 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.310km W of Tehachapi, CA · 25740 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25799 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25801 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.623km S of Bodfish, CA · 25806 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.818km SE of Arvin, CA · 25812 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.922km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25818 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.319km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25819 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297506. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.