California earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, May 28, 1968, 7:29 PM GMT-7 (02:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-05-29 02:29:38 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.331° N, 118.519° 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
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21305 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.820km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 21303 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.216km SSW of Neenach, CA · 21297 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.218km W of Johannesburg, CA · 21291 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.318km W of Johannesburg, CA · 21291 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21286 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.819km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 21267 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 21261 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 21257 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.63km SSE of Valencia, CA · 21310 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.718km ENE of Arvin, CA · 21313 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 21313 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.219km NW of Grapevine, CA · 21325 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CA · 21334 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328772. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.