California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Mar 11, 1969, 8:47 PM GMT-8 (04:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km NNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-03-12 04:47:17 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.322° N, 118.569° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67km WNW of Kernville, CA · 21019 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.819km SW of Bodfish, CA · 21014 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 21010 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21010 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 21001 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.626km SW of Bodfish, CA · 21000 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20998 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.025km N of California City, CA · 20994 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20992 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.317km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20992 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20989 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.312km SE of Bodfish, CA · 20984 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.25km SE of Kernville, CA · 20984 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.914km S of Arvin, CA · 20984 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20981 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 20980 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.85km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 20963 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.16km NNW of Acton, CA · 21032 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.34km SSW of Palmdale, CA · 21032 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.416km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 21039 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.714km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 21041 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.417km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 21046 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327667. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.