California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6km NW of Lebec, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6km NW of Lebec, CA on Sat, Jan 15, 1966, 7:24 PM GMT-8 (03:24 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1966-01-16 03:24:00 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.876° N, 118.911° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
4

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.421km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22162 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.07km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 22159 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.722km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22155 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.418km SSW of Gorman, CA · 22146 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 22144 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.521km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22141 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.81km SE of Valencia, CA · 22139 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22133 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CA · 22126 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.621km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 22112 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.118km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 22108 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.26km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22106 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.616km W of Tehachapi, CA · 22166 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22169 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22187 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22187 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.410km SSW of Shafter, CA · 22189 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330311. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.