M2.2 earthquake 6km NW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Mar 15, 1966, 3:24 PM GMT-8 (23:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 20km NW 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
- 2.2 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-03-15 23:24:21 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.178° N, 118.487° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 166°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.17km NNE of Castaic, CA · 22076 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.720km NW of Grapevine, CA · 22074 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 22066 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.110km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 22063 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.95km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 22058 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330265. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.