M2.6 earthquake 16km WSW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16km WSW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Dec 28, 1961, 6:09 AM GMT-8 (14:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 23km NE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-12-28 14:09:48 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.074° N, 118.613° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 23640 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.98km NW of Lamont, CA · 23626 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.06km ESE of Santa Paula, CA · 23625 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.95km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 23607 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23605 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.518km W of Tehachapi, CA · 23604 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.016km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 23602 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.014km SE of Bodfish, CA · 23600 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.06km WNW of Acton, CA · 23593 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344594. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.