M3.5 earthquake 21km SW of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Dec 30, 1952, 1:34 PM GMT-8

UTC

1952-12-30 21:34:37 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.461° N, 118.668° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

9

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast21 kmSW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast32 kmNNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast33 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast161 kmNNW

After

1. 3.615km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 31, 7:05 PM GMT-8 · 26939 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 2, 4:27 PM GMT-8 · 26937 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.710km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 3, 4:38 AM GMT-8 · 26937 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.719km SSW of Lamont, CASat, Jan 3, 5:56 AM GMT-8 · 26937 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
5. 2.924km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 5, 2:28 AM GMT-8 · 26935 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 6, 1:53 PM GMT-8 · 26933 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.624km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:24 AM GMT-8 · 26933 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
8. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 9, 3:52 AM GMT-8 · 26931 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.923km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 9, 4:41 PM GMT-8 · 26930 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
10. 3.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 2:17 PM GMT-8 · 26929 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
11. 3.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 8:54 PM GMT-8 · 26928 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
12. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Jan 14, 3:50 PM GMT-8 · 26925 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 14, 4:59 PM GMT-8 · 26925 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.64km ESE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 14, 11:23 PM GMT-8 · 26925 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
15. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jan 15, 6:20 AM GMT-8 · 26925 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
16. 3.011km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 15, 9:39 AM GMT-8 · 26925 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
17. 3.19km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 15, 4:43 PM GMT-8 · 26924 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
18. 2.94km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 16, 9:57 AM GMT-8 · 26924 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
19. 2.913km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 16, 9:46 PM GMT-8 · 26923 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 17, 1:08 AM GMT-8 · 26923 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
21. 3.224km S of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 18, 8:15 AM GMT-8 · 26922 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
22. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 18, 3:24 PM GMT-8 · 26921 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
23. 3.622km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 18, 5:12 PM GMT-8 · 26921 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
24. 3.224km WSW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 19, 6:47 AM GMT-8 · 26921 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
25. 4.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 20, 12:13 AM GMT-8 · 26920 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
26. 2.811km SE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 20, 7:03 AM GMT-8 · 26920 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
27. 3.24km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 20, 5:05 PM GMT-8 · 26919 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
28. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 20, 7:30 PM GMT-8 · 26919 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
29. 3.116km NE of Oildale, CASun, Jan 25, 4:13 AM GMT-8 · 26915 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
30. 3.011km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 27, 12:31 PM GMT-8 · 26913 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
31. 3.924km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Jan 30, 5:11 AM GMT-8 · 26910 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
32. 3.313km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Jan 30, 7:21 AM GMT-8 · 26910 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
33. 3.312km WNW of Mojave, CAFri, Jan 30, 7:51 PM GMT-8 · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
34. 3.021km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 30, 11:51 PM GMT-8 · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
35. 3.27km WNW of Mojave, CASat, Jan 31, 1:19 AM GMT-8 · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
36. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 31, 2:27 PM GMT-8 · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
37. 3.014km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 31, 4:51 PM GMT-8 · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
38. 2.817km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 1, 7:00 AM GMT-8 · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
39. 3.120km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 1, 1:48 PM GMT-8 · 26907 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
40. 4.025km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 3, 10:58 PM GMT-8 · 26905 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
41. 3.124km SW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 4, 8:05 PM GMT-8 · 26904 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
42. 3.124km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 4, 10:30 PM GMT-8 · 26904 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
43. 2.74km SE of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 8, 12:43 PM GMT-8 · 26900 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
44. 2.816km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:38 AM GMT-8 · 26900 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
45. 3.824km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 9, 6:44 AM GMT-8 · 26900 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
46. 3.114km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 10, 9:25 PM GMT-8 · 26898 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
47. 3.020km NNE of Lamont, CAWed, Feb 11, 1:16 AM GMT-8 · 26898 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
48. 3.027km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 11, 2:03 AM GMT-8 · 26898 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.919km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 12, 5:04 AM GMT-8 · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.816km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 12, 5:32 AM GMT-8 · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
51. 2.916km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 13, 3:53 AM GMT-8 · 26896 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
52. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 13, 5:16 PM GMT-8 · 26895 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
53. 2.99km SE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 14, 2:08 AM GMT-8 · 26895 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
54. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Feb 14, 2:06 PM GMT-8 · 26894 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
55. 3.318km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 15, 12:11 AM GMT-8 · 26894 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
56. 3.820km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 15, 12:59 PM GMT-8 · 26893 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
57. 3.622km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 15, 1:04 PM GMT-8 · 26893 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
58. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 15, 5:29 PM GMT-8 · 26893 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
59. 3.013km SE of Maricopa, CASun, Feb 15, 11:55 PM GMT-8 · 26893 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
60. 2.724km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 16, 12:48 PM GMT-8 · 26892 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

1. 3.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 29, 2:35 AM GMT-8 · 26942 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
2. 3.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 27, 4:50 PM GMT-8 · 26943 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.625km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 27, 9:15 AM GMT-8 · 26944 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
4. 3.121km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 27, 6:54 AM GMT-8 · 26944 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
5. 4.013km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 26, 10:09 AM GMT-8 · 26945 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
6. 2.98km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 25, 1:48 PM GMT-8 · 26945 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
7. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 25, 6:44 AM GMT-8 · 26946 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
8. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 24, 9:56 PM GMT-8 · 26946 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
9. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 22, 9:06 PM GMT-8 · 26948 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
10. 3.712km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 21, 12:38 AM GMT-8 · 26950 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
11. 3.811km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 18, 12:40 PM GMT-8 · 26952 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
12. 3.025km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 15, 7:30 PM GMT-8 · 26955 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
13. 2.712km N of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 14, 5:09 PM GMT-8 · 26956 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
14. 2.716km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 14, 5:02 PM GMT-8 · 26956 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
15. 3.319km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 10, 4:59 PM GMT-8 · 26960 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.918km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 9, 4:49 PM GMT-8 · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.917km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 9, 2:07 PM GMT-8 · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 7, 7:54 PM GMT-8 · 26963 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
19. 3.615km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 4, 9:02 PM GMT-8 · 26966 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
20. 3.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Dec 4, 8:01 PM GMT-8 · 26966 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3308372. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.