California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15km WNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Mar 11, 1961, 7:00 PM GMT-8 (03:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1961-03-12 03:00:47 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.205° N, 118.586° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23927 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.324km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23927 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.419km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23923 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23917 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.024km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23915 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23915 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.019km SW of Bodfish, CA · 23912 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.315km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23905 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.97km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 23879 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.18km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 23879 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.16km N of Wasco, CA · 23877 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.618km E of Arvin, CA · 23939 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23939 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23941 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.120km SW of Little Lake, CA · 23949 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.08km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 23949 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.38km SSW of Lamont, CA · 23952 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.923km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 23953 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.220km SW of Little Lake, CA · 23957 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.08km NNW of Wasco, CA · 23961 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.85km WNW of Wasco, CA · 23963 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.224km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 23963 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.625km S of Bodfish, CA · 23964 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345157. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.