M3.2 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Feb 21, 1960, 9:02 AM GMT-8 (17:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 11km ENE of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-02-21 17:02:50 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.351° N, 118.564° 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
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.025km S of Bodfish, CA · 24329 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 24326 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 24324 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.511km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 24316 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.817km SE of Arvin, CA · 24314 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.428km WSW of Olancha, CA · 24298 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.88km NE of Grapevine, CA · 24298 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.224km N of Kernville, CA · 24296 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3351194. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.