M3.2 earthquake 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Jul 10, 1961, 6:42 PM GMT-7 (01:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 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
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-07-11 01:42:20 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.239° N, 118.577° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 11
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.018km E of Arvin, CA · 23811 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23806 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.220km NW of Inyokern, CA · 23797 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.215km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 23786 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.223km S of Bodfish, CA · 23781 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23763 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.110km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23762 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.010km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23761 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.317km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23756 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344816. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.