California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16km W of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Jan 14, 1966, 7:14 AM GMT-8 (15:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 21km SSE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1966-01-14 15:14:26 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.142° N, 118.620° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76km NW of Lebec, CA · 22171 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.310km NW of Johannesburg, CA · 22170 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.421km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22168 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.07km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 22165 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.722km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22161 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.418km SSW of Gorman, CA · 22152 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 22150 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.521km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22147 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.81km SE of Valencia, CA · 22145 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 22139 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CA · 22132 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.621km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 22118 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.118km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 22114 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 22175 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22193 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22193 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.410km SSW of Shafter, CA · 22195 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330310. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.