M2.9 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Jun 24, 1960, 7:38 AM GMT-7 (14:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 20km NNW of Tehachapi, 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
- 1960-06-24 14:38:02 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.346° N, 118.536° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 148°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.57km NE of Lamont, CA · 24197 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 24168 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.012km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 24165 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24158 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.310km N of Grapevine, CA · 24150 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.015km SSW of Olancha, CA · 24149 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.914km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 24145 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350649. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.