California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 15km SSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 15km SSW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Jan 6, 1960, 12:52 PM GMT-8 (20:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11km ENE of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-01-06 20:52:16 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.005° N, 118.514° W
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
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.411km E of Grapevine, CA · 24361 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.32km SSE of Fillmore, CA · 24360 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.33km S of Lake View Terrace, CA · 24351 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.42km NE of Chatsworth, CA · 24350 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.120km N of Glendora, CA · 24336 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.43km E of Chatsworth, CA · 24331 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.217km N of Glendora, CA · 24329 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.226km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24327 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.025km S of Bodfish, CA · 24327 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 24324 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 24323 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.511km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 24314 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.35km SE of Kernville, CA · 24386 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.82km ENE of Kernville, CA · 24387 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.315km NW of Grapevine, CA · 24403 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3351626. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.