M3.0 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Sep 5, 1960, 4:14 AM GMT-7 (11:14 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
- 3.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-09-05 11:14:46 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.323° N, 118.562° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 7
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
- 3.124km NE of Lamont, CA · 24099 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 24096 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.414km E of Maricopa, CA · 24095 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.412km N of Grapevine, CA · 24089 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.215km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 24087 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.26km ENE of Wasco, CA · 24086 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.36km NE of Wasco, CA · 24086 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.114km N of Grapevine, CA · 24083 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350640. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.