California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Sep 30, 1975, 10:07 AM PDT (17:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6km E of Santa Clarita, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-09-30 17:07:43 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.269° N, 118.543° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37km SE of Bodfish, CA · 18624 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.826km E of Kernville, CA · 18611 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.624km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 18605 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.16km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 18605 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.910km W of Bodfish, CA · 18602 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.15km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 18601 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.87km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 18600 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.520km SW of Little Lake, CA · 18593 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 18575 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 18572 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.513km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 18629 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.122km ENE of Kernville, CA · 18645 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.921km ENE of Arvin, CA · 18649 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.420km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 18650 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.12km SSE of Vincent, CA · 18652 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.91km ENE of Vincent, CA · 18653 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.111km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18656 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3006111. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.