California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9km WSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9km WSW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Sep 26, 1966, 6:43 PM GMT-7 (01:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 22km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1966-09-27 01:43:36 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.110° N, 118.540° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13km NNW of Northridge, CA · 21905 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.022km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 21904 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.512km N of Inyokern, CA · 21892 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.08km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21874 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.98km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21874 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.78km SE of Bodfish, CA · 21868 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21867 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.922km NE of Arvin, CA · 21864 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.818km ENE of Arvin, CA · 21863 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.80km S of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 21861 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.00km NE of Wofford Heights, CA · 21860 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.43km N of Panorama City, CA · 21914 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330028. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.