M2.9 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Dec 8, 1975, 5:00 AM PST (13:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 17km NNW of Grapevine, 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
- 1975-12-08 13:00:25 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.318° N, 118.592° 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.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 164°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.921km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18541 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.816km W of Tehachapi, CA · 18540 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.517km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 18537 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.915km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 18520 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.827km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 18508 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18501 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.713km S of Little Lake, CA · 18500 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.310km S of Little Lake, CA · 18500 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.015km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 18499 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3006529. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.