M2.9 earthquake 14km NW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Aug 21, 1960, 3:00 AM GMT-7 (10:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 14km E of Maricopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-08-21 10:00:53 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.236° N, 118.543° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.914km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24134 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24130 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.124km NE of Lamont, CA · 24100 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 24097 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.414km E of Maricopa, CA · 24096 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.412km N of Grapevine, CA · 24091 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.26km ENE of Wasco, CA · 24087 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.36km NE of Wasco, CA · 24087 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350208. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.