M3.5 earthquake 8km W of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 8km W of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, May 24, 1964, 9:26 AM GMT-7 (16:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 20km ENE of Oildale, 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
- 1964-05-24 16:26:42 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.126° N, 118.536° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 12
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.620km ENE of Oildale, CA · 22765 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.124km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 22751 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.66km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 22748 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 22744 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.818km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 22742 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.08km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 22726 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.14km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 22726 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.817km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 22723 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.126km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 22720 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330929. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.