California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 16km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16km W of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Dec 7, 1965, 6:25 PM GMT-8 (02:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15km N of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1965-12-08 02:25:18 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.131° N, 118.625° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.015km N of Grapevine, CA · 22202 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.419km S of Gorman, CA · 22201 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.425km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22200 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.410km SSW of Shafter, CA · 22189 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22187 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22187 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22169 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.616km W of Tehachapi, CA · 22166 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.76km NW of Lebec, CA · 22165 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.310km NW of Johannesburg, CA · 22164 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.421km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22162 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.07km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 22159 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.722km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22155 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.418km SSW of Gorman, CA · 22146 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 22144 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22208 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22208 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22208 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.021km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 22220 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.15km N of Arvin, CA · 22220 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.66km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22230 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330368. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.