M2.8 earthquake 19km WSW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 19km WSW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Jul 6, 1968, 6:15 AM GMT-7 (13:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 17km WNW 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, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-07-06 13:15:23 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.060° N, 118.639° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 21268 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 21264 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.821km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 21228 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.417km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 21228 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.89km S of Bodfish, CA · 21224 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328703. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.