M2.9 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Jun 5, 1966, 1:06 PM GMT-7 (20:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 16km WNW of Johannesburg, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-06-05 20:06:01 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.319° N, 118.537° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22023 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.99km SW of Lamont, CA · 22008 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.016km SW of Arvin, CA · 22007 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.919km S of Bodfish, CA · 21999 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.314km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 21990 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.916km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 21990 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.015km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 21990 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.013km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 21990 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.224km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 21982 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.719km ENE of Arvin, CA · 21970 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330206. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.