M2.6 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Aug 23, 1964, 10:25 AM GMT-7 (17:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 23km SW of Bodfish, 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 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-08-23 17:25:13 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.230° N, 118.612° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- Stations used
- 4
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.820km SE of Bodfish, CA · 22672 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.017km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 22672 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.118km SE of Bodfish, CA · 22659 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.312km N of Grapevine, CA · 22656 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.023km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22642 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.827km NE of Arvin, CA · 22624 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.011km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 22623 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330841. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC.