M2.7 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Dec 11, 1968, 3:22 PM GMT-8 (23:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 6km SE of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-12-11 23:22:51 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.334° N, 118.547° 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
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.312km E of Little Lake, CA · 21102 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.319km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 21099 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.313km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 21099 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.319km ESE of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.627km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 21087 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.45km NNW of Boron, CA · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.416km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 21071 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.66km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 21045 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.825km NE of Arvin, CA · 21044 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.726km NNE of Arvin, CA · 21044 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328207. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.