M3.0 earthquake 15km WNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15km WNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Dec 2, 1968, 12:44 PM GMT-8 (20:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-12-02 20:44:08 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.178° N, 118.601° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 13
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21104 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.319km ESE of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.627km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 21087 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.45km NNW of Boron, CA · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.58km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 21072 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.416km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 21071 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328195. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.