M2.9 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Jul 29, 1960, 7:02 PM GMT-7 (02:02 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
- 1960-07-30 02:02:25 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.358° N, 118.488° 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
- 143°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.012km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 24163 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24156 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.310km N of Grapevine, CA · 24148 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.015km SSW of Olancha, CA · 24148 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.914km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 24144 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.914km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24133 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24129 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350671. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.