M2.6 earthquake 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Jul 16, 1963, 9:21 PM GMT-7 (04:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 10km S 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
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1963-07-17 04:21:22 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.276° N, 118.559° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 168°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.310km S of Tehachapi, CA · 23071 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23058 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.712km S of Maricopa, CA · 23043 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.317km SSE of Arvin, CA · 23033 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23032 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.619km SW of Little Lake, CA · 23019 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3331288. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.