California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Jan 25, 1966, 9:34 AM GMT-8 (17:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23km ENE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1966-01-25 17:34:35 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.286° N, 118.599° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
6

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.418km SSW of Gorman, CA · 22146 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 22144 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.521km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22141 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.81km SE of Valencia, CA · 22139 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22133 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CA · 22126 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.621km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 22112 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.118km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 22108 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.26km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22106 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 3.07km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 22159 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.421km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22162 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.310km NW of Johannesburg, CA · 22164 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.76km NW of Lebec, CA · 22165 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.616km W of Tehachapi, CA · 22166 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22169 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330279. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.