M2.8 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Nov 2, 1967, 6:58 AM GMT-8 (14:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 13km W 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
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-11-02 14:58:22 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.341° N, 118.558° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.617km NNW of Mojave, CA · 21495 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.612km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 21476 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.417km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 21474 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.721km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 21473 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.013km W of Grapevine, CA · 21461 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.212km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 21456 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3329475. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.