M2.9 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Jul 2, 1971, 7:53 AM PDT (14:53 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 18km NW of Wasco, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-07-02 14:53:49 UTC
- Depth
- 0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.354° N, 118.500° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.922km NW of Grapevine, CA · 20160 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.121km NW of Grapevine, CA · 20160 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.79km WNW of Boron, CA · 20157 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.125km SW of Little Lake, CA · 20155 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.019km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 20155 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.526km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 20155 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.318km NW of Wasco, CA · 20131 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.825km N of Tehachapi, CA · 20125 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 2.55km SSW of Coso Junction, CA · 20185 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.515km NW of Grapevine, CA · 20194 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.117km W of Tehachapi, CA · 20196 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.09km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20201 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.85km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20206 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.38km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20206 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322662. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.