M2.9 earthquake 11km NW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Jul 26, 1962, 9:18 PM GMT-7 (04:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 24km SSW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1962-07-27 04:18:57 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.207° N, 118.525° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23426 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.46km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 23419 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.024km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 23390 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.423km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 23389 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.624km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 23389 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.224km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 23389 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.024km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 23388 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23388 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.218km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 23386 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344372. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.