M2.6 earthquake 13km S of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13km S of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Jun 6, 1965, 12:36 PM GMT-7 (19:36 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 14km N of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-06-06 19:36:51 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.014° N, 118.474° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.914km N of Grapevine, CA · 22371 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.616km N of Grapevine, CA · 22371 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.816km SE of Bodfish, CA · 22369 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.014km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 22366 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.324km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 22365 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.812km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 22365 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.111km NE of Valencia, CA · 22348 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.013km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 22338 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 22338 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330577. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.