California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, May 6, 1967, 3:07 AM GMT-7 (10:07 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
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1967-05-06 10:07:17 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.322° N, 118.589° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.818km SE of Bodfish, CA · 21682 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 21682 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.526km NE of Arvin, CA · 21677 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.616km E of Arvin, CA · 21676 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 21662 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.214km E of Arvin, CA · 21659 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21653 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.51km NNE of Wofford Heights, CA · 21643 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.421km S of Bodfish, CA · 21698 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.812km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21698 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.717km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 21699 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.111km SE of Bodfish, CA · 21699 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.89km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21700 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.716km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21710 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.511km SSW of Shafter, CA · 21716 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3329698. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.