California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Dec 24, 1965, 8:44 PM GMT-8 (04:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21km SW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1965-12-25 04:44:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.322° N, 118.541° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22194 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22176 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.616km W of Tehachapi, CA · 22173 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.76km NW of Lebec, CA · 22172 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.310km NW of Johannesburg, CA · 22171 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.421km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22169 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.07km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 22166 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.722km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22162 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.418km SSW of Gorman, CA · 22153 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 22151 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.521km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22148 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.81km SE of Valencia, CA · 22145 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22140 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.410km SSW of Shafter, CA · 22196 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.217km SE of Little Lake, CA · 22204 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.425km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22207 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.419km S of Gorman, CA · 22208 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.015km N of Grapevine, CA · 22209 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.016km W of Tehachapi, CA · 22211 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22215 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22215 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22215 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330319. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.