California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 15km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 15km WNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Apr 11, 1961, 1:26 PM GMT-8 (21:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1961-04-11 21:26:58 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.208° N, 118.589° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 23879 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.18km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 23879 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.16km N of Wasco, CA · 23877 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.410km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 23858 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.019km SW of Bodfish, CA · 23912 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23915 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.024km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23915 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23916 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.419km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23923 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.324km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23927 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23927 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344894. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.