M3.5 earthquake 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 16km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Apr 1, 1962, 1:09 AM GMT-8 (09:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 10km N of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1962-04-01 09:09:24 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.244° N, 118.555° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.710km N of Tehachapi, CA · 23549 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.66km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 23547 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.123km E of Maricopa, CA · 23543 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.619km SW of Little Lake, CA · 23538 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.823km SW of Little Lake, CA · 23538 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.56km WNW of Acton, CA · 23531 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.721km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23495 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 3.622km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 23558 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.126km SW of Bodfish, CA · 23564 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.94km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 23565 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.416km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23566 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.210km WNW of Agua Dulce, CA · 23574 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344458. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.