California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Dec 24, 1965, 8:47 PM GMT-8 (04:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24km SW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1965-12-25 04:47:56 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.334° N, 118.520° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
96°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22169 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.616km W of Tehachapi, CA · 22166 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.76km NW of Lebec, CA · 22165 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.310km NW of Johannesburg, CA · 22164 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.421km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22162 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.07km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 22159 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.722km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22155 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.418km SSW of Gorman, CA · 22146 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 22144 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.521km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22141 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.81km SE of Valencia, CA · 22139 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22133 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22187 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.410km SSW of Shafter, CA · 22189 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.217km SE of Little Lake, CA · 22198 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.425km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22200 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.419km S of Gorman, CA · 22201 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.015km N of Grapevine, CA · 22202 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.016km W of Tehachapi, CA · 22204 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22209 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22209 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22209 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330320. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.