California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, May 6, 1971, 2:45 PM PDT (21:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9km SW of Agua Dulce, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1971-05-06 21:45:45 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.315° N, 118.567° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
131°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16km W of Castaic, CA · 20228 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.29km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20225 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.412km E of Little Lake, CA · 20215 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.412km NNW of Boron, CA · 20210 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.69km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20207 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.38km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20205 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.85km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20205 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.96km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20200 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.09km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20200 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.117km W of Tehachapi, CA · 20194 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.515km NW of Grapevine, CA · 20192 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.72km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20185 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.55km SSW of Coso Junction, CA · 20183 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.54km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20182 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 20175 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 3.710km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20238 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.15km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20246 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.66km NW of Castaic, CA · 20249 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.75km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20250 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322809. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC.