California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Mar 23, 1961, 11:14 PM GMT-8 (07:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24km SSW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1961-03-24 07:14:16 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.276° N, 118.557° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23917 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.024km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23915 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23915 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.019km SW of Bodfish, CA · 23913 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.315km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23905 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.914km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 23885 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.16km N of Wasco, CA · 23877 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.324km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23927 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23927 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.015km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23936 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.618km E of Arvin, CA · 23939 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23940 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23942 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.120km SW of Little Lake, CA · 23949 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.08km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 23949 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.38km SSW of Lamont, CA · 23952 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344879. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.