California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Nov 3, 1976, 5:36 PM PST (01:36 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 26km NE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-11-04 01:36:41 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.335° N, 118.514° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18223 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.06km WSW of Wofford Heights, CA · 18223 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.66km W of Lake Hughes, CA · 18222 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.515km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 18221 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.09km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 18219 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.313km SE of Little Lake, CA · 18219 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.921km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18219 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.815km S of Little Lake, CA · 18213 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.713km S of Little Lake, CA · 18213 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.314km S of Little Lake, CA · 18213 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.58km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 18207 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.98km WNW of Castaic, CA · 18207 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.827km NNW of Kernville, CA · 18205 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18203 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.86km NNW of Lamont, CA · 18202 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.623km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18195 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.626km NE of Arvin, CA · 18194 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.320km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 18194 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.332km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 18193 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.021km SW of Bodfish, CA · 18192 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.09km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 18191 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.318km W of Tehachapi, CA · 18190 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18189 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.015km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18187 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.823km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18187 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.022km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18187 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18187 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.729km SE of Bodfish, CA · 18186 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.63km NNW of Valencia, CA · 18184 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.715km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18183 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.821km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18183 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18182 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.326km E of McFarland, CA · 18176 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.312km SW of Arvin, CA · 18176 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CA · 18173 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.22km W of Coso Junction, CA · 18169 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 18167 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.89km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 18166 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.120km SW of Little Lake, CA · 18229 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.318km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18229 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18230 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.526km NE of Arvin, CA · 18231 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.422km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18235 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.113km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 18241 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.519km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18242 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.98km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 18243 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.426km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 18244 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.822km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18245 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18245 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18246 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18246 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.126km SE of Bodfish, CA · 18246 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.423km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18250 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.923km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18251 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.922km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 18251 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.819km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 18251 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci151035 (also filed as usp0000k69). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.