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M3.5 earthquake 21km ENE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 21km ENE of Arvin, CA on Thu, Jul 24, 1952, 3:56 PM GMT-7 (22:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 14km NW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mh), minor
Local time
UTC
1952-07-24 22:56:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.273° N, 118.615° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 15.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.818km E of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.114km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.19km SW of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.221km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.48km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.612km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.37km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27087 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.921km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.414km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 5.522km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 5.619km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.722km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.110km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 27087 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.814km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.118km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.118km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.919km E of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 4.421km SE of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 4.012km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.226km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 4.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.38km W of Grapevine, CA · 27085 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 4.516km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 4.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 4.221km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 3.819km S of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 4.010km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 4.123km E of Maricopa, CA · 27085 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 4.127km NE of Arvin, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 4.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27085 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 3.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.911km SE of Arvin, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 3.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 3.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 3.98km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 4.10km S of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 3.713km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 4.021km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 3.712km SE of Arvin, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 4.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 3.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 3.914km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 5.711km N of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 4.011km NE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 3.816km NNE of Arvin, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 5.218km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 3.920km NE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 3.915km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 3.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 3.516km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 4.815km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 4.415km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 4.65km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 2.817km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.518km E of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.516km NNE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.710km N of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.314km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.811km E of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.016km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.319km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.914km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.117km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.322km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.54km SSE of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.621km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.814km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.920km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.611km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 4.118km SSW of Lamont, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.116km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318367. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.