M2.1 earthquake 18km WNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18km WNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, May 15, 1960, 8:34 PM GMT-7 (03:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 15km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-05-16 03:34:30 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.189° N, 118.631° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 162°
- Stations used
- 4
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.57km SSE of Piru, CA · 24237 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.122km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 24228 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.39km W of Tehachapi, CA · 24220 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.915km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 24208 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.718km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24205 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24203 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.57km NE of Lamont, CA · 24197 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350683. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.