California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 17km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 17km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Feb 5, 1962, 8:25 AM GMT-8 (16:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18km W of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1962-02-05 16:25:36 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.269° N, 118.529° 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
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.518km W of Tehachapi, CA · 23604 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.016km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 23602 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.014km SE of Bodfish, CA · 23600 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.06km WNW of Acton, CA · 23593 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.210km WNW of Agua Dulce, CA · 23574 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.416km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23565 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.94km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 23565 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.126km SW of Bodfish, CA · 23564 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.622km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 23558 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.516km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 23550 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.710km N of Tehachapi, CA · 23549 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.66km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 23547 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.95km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 23607 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.98km NW of Lamont, CA · 23626 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344475. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.