M3.9 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Aug 8, 1960, 7:26 PM GMT-7 (02:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-08-09 02:26:34 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.298° N, 118.525° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.310km N of Grapevine, CA · 24150 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.914km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 24145 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.914km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24134 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24130 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.124km NE of Lamont, CA · 24101 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350678. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.