California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16km W of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Dec 18, 1975, 4:25 PM PST (00:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17km NNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-12-19 00:25:37 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.118° N, 118.623° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.517km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 18537 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.15km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 18536 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.09km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 18532 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.912km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 18520 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.915km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 18520 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.06km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 18519 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.827km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 18508 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18501 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.015km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 18499 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.48km ESE of Ojai, CA · 18492 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.86km ESE of Ojai, CA · 18492 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.86km S of Santa Paula, CA · 18485 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.916km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18482 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.02km ENE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 18482 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.48km NE of Oildale, CA · 18482 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.110km NNW of Piru, CA · 18481 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18551 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 18564 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 18566 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.78km N of Sunland, CA · 18567 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3006646. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC.