M3.2 earthquake 10km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 10km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 1:21 AM PDT (08:21 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.21	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.147 · 277 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.033 · 122 stations

104 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39753207 (also filed as us6000ez4i). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.