California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Mar 21, 1969, 7:01 PM GMT-8 (03:01 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-03-22 03:01:13 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.351° N, 118.558° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 21001 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.626km SW of Bodfish, CA · 21001 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20999 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.025km N of California City, CA · 20995 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20993 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.317km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20993 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20989 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.312km SE of Bodfish, CA · 20985 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.25km SE of Kernville, CA · 20985 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.914km S of Arvin, CA · 20985 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20982 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 20981 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.85km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 20963 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.825km S of Bodfish, CA · 20957 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.825km SW of Bodfish, CA · 20957 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 21011 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.819km SW of Bodfish, CA · 21014 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.67km WNW of Kernville, CA · 21020 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21020 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.16km NNW of Acton, CA · 21032 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.34km SSW of Palmdale, CA · 21032 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.416km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 21040 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327800. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.