California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Feb 28, 1959, 2:47 PM GMT-8 (22:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24km ENE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1959-02-28 22:47:52 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.343° N, 118.555° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
162°
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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.024km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24637 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.024km NNE of Arvin, CA · 24629 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.914km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24619 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.115km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24619 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.08km SE of Bodfish, CA · 24679 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.322km S of Bodfish, CA · 24681 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.311km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 24698 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.224km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24700 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.924km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24703 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 24703 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24703 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.024km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 24705 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.118km SSW of Lamont, CA · 24706 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297007. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.