California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Jul 26, 1973, 7:03 PM PDT (02:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11km S of Rosedale, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-07-27 02:03:57 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.322° N, 118.584° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.011km S of Rosedale, CA · 19419 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.710km SW of Lake Hughes, CA · 19419 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.79km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19411 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.816km SE of Arvin, CA · 19409 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.78km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19385 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.817km NE of Arvin, CA · 19381 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19380 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19380 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.517km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 19374 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.78km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19373 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.512km W of Little Lake, CA · 19368 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.310km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 19367 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.13km ENE of Valencia, CA · 19367 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.75km SW of Valencia, CA · 19367 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.72km SSW of Valencia, CA · 19365 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.79km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19364 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.78km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19423 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.06km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19423 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19427 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19429 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.817km NNE of Arvin, CA · 19443 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3319591. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.