M3.0 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Apr 10, 1968, 2:43 PM GMT-8 (22:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 19km NW 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
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-04-10 22:43:25 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.356° N, 118.528° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.021km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 21338 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CA · 21330 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.219km NW of Grapevine, CA · 21321 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 21308 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.718km ENE of Arvin, CA · 21308 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21300 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21300 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.820km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 21298 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.216km SSW of Neenach, CA · 21292 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3329037. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.