California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Jun 5, 1969, 3:35 PM GMT-7 (22:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8km N of Rosedale, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-06-05 22:35:02 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.178° N, 118.461° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45km WNW of Boron, CA · 20931 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.816km ESE of Arvin, CA · 20928 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.26km N of Acton, CA · 20915 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.310km SSE of Arvin, CA · 20913 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.025km SW of Little Lake, CA · 20907 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.59km NW of Kernville, CA · 20907 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.713km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 20903 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.18km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 20902 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.212km SE of Bodfish, CA · 20900 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20898 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.425km S of Bodfish, CA · 20894 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.48km N of Rosedale, CA · 20892 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.810km N of Johannesburg, CA · 20891 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.324km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20889 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.57km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 20887 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 20887 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.76km E of Shafter, CA · 20887 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 20878 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.720km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 20947 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.210km N of Castaic, CA · 20948 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.825km SW of Bodfish, CA · 20958 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.825km S of Bodfish, CA · 20958 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.85km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 20964 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327551. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.