California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 16km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16km WNW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Apr 21, 1967, 3:16 AM GMT-8 (11:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14km E of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1967-04-21 11:16:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.211° N, 118.601° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.89km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21701 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.111km SE of Bodfish, CA · 21700 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.717km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 21699 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.812km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21698 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.421km S of Bodfish, CA · 21698 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21696 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.58km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 21695 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.818km SE of Bodfish, CA · 21683 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 21683 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.526km NE of Arvin, CA · 21678 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.616km E of Arvin, CA · 21677 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 21663 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.214km E of Arvin, CA · 21660 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21654 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.511km SSW of Shafter, CA · 21717 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 21726 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3329679. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.