M2.8 earthquake 17km NNE of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17km NNE of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Jun 20, 1959, 10:03 AM GMT-7 (17:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 18km WSW of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1959-06-20 17:03:53 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.266° N, 118.362° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.023km SW of Bodfish, CA · 24569 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.019km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 24568 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.016km WSW of Lamont, CA · 24563 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.418km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 24563 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.618km WSW of Lamont, CA · 24563 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 24560 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297090. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.