M3.2 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Feb 5, 1959, 6:01 PM GMT-8 (02:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 11km NW of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1959-02-06 02:01:51 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.323° N, 118.577° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.311km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 24698 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.322km S of Bodfish, CA · 24681 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.08km SE of Bodfish, CA · 24679 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24677 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 2.924km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24703 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 24703 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24703 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.024km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 24705 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.118km SSW of Lamont, CA · 24706 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.318km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 24728 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.118km NE of Inyokern, CA · 24730 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.222km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 24730 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296985. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.