California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Apr 20, 1969, 9:35 AM GMT-8 (17:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-04-20 17:35:05 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.322° N, 118.548° 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
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
115°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.85km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 20963 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.825km S of Bodfish, CA · 20957 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.825km SW of Bodfish, CA · 20957 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.210km N of Castaic, CA · 20947 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.720km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 20946 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.524km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 20944 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.65km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 20934 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.45km WNW of Boron, CA · 20930 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.816km ESE of Arvin, CA · 20927 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20982 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.914km S of Arvin, CA · 20984 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.25km SE of Kernville, CA · 20984 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.312km SE of Bodfish, CA · 20985 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20989 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.317km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20993 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20993 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.025km N of California City, CA · 20994 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20999 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.626km SW of Bodfish, CA · 21001 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 21001 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21010 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 21010 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327598. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.