M2.1 earthquake 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, May 30, 1960, 10:38 PM GMT-7 (05:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 25km N 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
- 2.1 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-05-31 05:38:50 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.283° N, 118.597° 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
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 198°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.39km W of Tehachapi, CA · 24220 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.915km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 24208 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.718km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24205 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24203 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.57km NE of Lamont, CA · 24197 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 24168 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350692. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.