M3.0 earthquake 10km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Sep 2, 1961, 3:44 AM GMT-7 (10:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 17km NW 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
- 3.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-09-02 10:44:28 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.218° N, 118.488° 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
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.317km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23756 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.015km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 23729 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.212km S of Arvin, CA · 23723 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.513km SE of Little Lake, CA · 23715 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.113km SE of Little Lake, CA · 23715 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.516km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 23714 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.117km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 23702 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.917km ENE of Arvin, CA · 23702 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.019km E of Arvin, CA · 23702 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.318km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 23702 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344791. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.