California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Sep 4, 1952, 6:51 AM GMT-7 (13:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 19km N of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mh), minor
Local time
UTC
1952-09-04 13:51:36 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.333° N, 118.533° 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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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.419km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.415km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27038 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.018km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27036 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.822km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27036 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.825km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.027km NE of Arvin, CA · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.326km NE of Arvin, CA · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27034 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.325km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27034 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27030 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27028 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.013km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27025 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.916km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27025 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.016km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27024 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.124km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27018 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.67km SE of Arvin, CA · 27014 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 27007 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 4.013km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27007 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.33km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27004 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.318km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27000 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 3.814km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26999 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.99km NNW of Lamont, CA · 26998 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.82km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 26997 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 3.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 26992 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 4.020km E of Oildale, CA · 26989 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.77km SW of Grapevine, CA · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.619km SE of Arvin, CA · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.83km NW of Lamont, CA · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.06km ENE of Lamont, CA · 27049 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.819km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27051 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27051 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.721km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27051 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.613km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 27052 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 27053 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.824km S of Bodfish, CA · 27053 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.59km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 27055 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.713km N of Grapevine, CA · 27056 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.64km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27057 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.26km NNW of Acton, CA · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.89km NNW of Acton, CA · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.85km NNE of Acton, CA · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.318km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 5.5The 1952 Bakersfield, California Earthquake · 27059 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.39km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 27061 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12290283. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.