California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Nov 11, 1965, 3:28 PM GMT-8 (23:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5km N of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1965-11-11 23:28:45 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.179° N, 118.491° 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
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
63°
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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15km N of Arvin, CA · 22220 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.021km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 22220 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22209 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22209 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22209 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.016km W of Tehachapi, CA · 22204 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.015km N of Grapevine, CA · 22202 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.419km S of Gorman, CA · 22201 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.425km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22200 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.217km SE of Little Lake, CA · 22197 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.410km SSW of Shafter, CA · 22189 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22187 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22187 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.84km N of Grapevine, CA · 22250 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330391. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.