California earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 38km WSW of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 38km WSW of Olancha, CA on Sun, Nov 16, 1952, 7:20 PM GMT-8 (03:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11km NNE of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1952-11-17 03:20:24 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.116° N, 118.374° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.326km NE of Lamont, CA · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.114km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.114km NE of Lamont, CA · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.622km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26959 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26957 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.210km NE of Arvin, CA · 26955 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26955 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.023km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26955 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26951 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.38km E of Lone Pine, CA · 26946 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.716km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26944 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.025km S of Bodfish, CA · 26943 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.811km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26941 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 26936 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26934 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 26934 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.121km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26932 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.625km S of Bodfish, CA · 26932 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26931 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.521km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26929 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26925 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.924km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26923 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.624km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26921 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26919 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.923km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26918 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 3.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26916 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CA · 26913 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26913 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26913 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.511km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26980 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.020km E of Oildale, CA · 26989 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 26992 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.82km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 26997 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.318km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27000 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3307213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.