M4.6 earthquake 17km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

4.6 (ml), light

Local time

Tue, Aug 12, 1952, 9:29 PM GMT-7

UTC

1952-08-13 04:29:39 UTC

Depth

0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.286° N, 118.427° W

Region

California

Strongest shaking

V, moderate shaking

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Strongest estimated

V, moderate shaking

Map

Automatic

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

12

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast17 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast55 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmN

After

1. 4.719km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 13, 10:39 AM GMT-7 · 27068 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
2. 4.216km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 13, 2:25 PM GMT-7 · 27068 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
3. 4.36km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 14, 12:28 AM GMT-7 · 27067 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
4. 4.111km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:41 AM GMT-7 · 27067 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
5. 3.810km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 15, 10:57 PM GMT-7 · 27065 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
6. 3.910km N of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 16, 11:14 PM GMT-7 · 27064 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
7. 4.010km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 17, 2:09 AM GMT-7 · 27064 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
8. 3.912km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 17, 4:10 AM GMT-7 · 27064 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
9. 4.211km NE of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 17, 2:04 PM GMT-7 · 27064 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
10. 4.717km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 17, 9:40 PM GMT-7 · 27063 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
11. 3.911km ENE of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 18, 12:16 AM GMT-7 · 27063 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
12. 3.821km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 19, 2:01 AM GMT-7 · 27062 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
13. 4.415km ESE of Maricopa, CATue, Aug 19, 12:12 PM GMT-7 · 27062 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
14. 4.39km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 20, 1:47 AM GMT-7 · 27061 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
15. 5.5The 1952 Bakersfield, California EarthquakeFri, Aug 22, 3:41 PM GMT-7 · 27059 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
16. 4.318km ENE of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 22, 11:03 PM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
17. 4.85km NNE of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 3:09 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.89km NNW of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 4:03 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.26km NNW of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 5:28 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
20. 3.64km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 24, 4:11 PM GMT-7 · 27057 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
21. 4.713km N of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 24, 11:20 PM GMT-7 · 27056 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
22. 4.59km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 26, 1:56 PM GMT-7 · 27055 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
23. 3.824km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 28, 12:48 AM GMT-7 · 27053 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
24. 3.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 28, 7:51 PM GMT-7 · 27053 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
25. 2.613km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 28, 11:43 PM GMT-7 · 27052 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
26. 4.721km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 29, 9:55 PM GMT-7 · 27051 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
27. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 29, 9:59 PM GMT-7 · 27051 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
28. 3.819km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 29, 10:00 PM GMT-7 · 27051 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
29. 4.06km ENE of Lamont, CAMon, Sep 1, 3:39 AM GMT-7 · 27049 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
30. 3.83km NW of Lamont, CATue, Sep 2, 2:06 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
31. 4.619km SE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 2, 5:41 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
32. 4.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 2, 9:38 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
33. 4.77km SW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 2, 1:45 PM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
34. 3.224km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 6:51 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
35. 3.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 8:14 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
36. 4.419km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:06 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
37. 4.415km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 12, 3:35 AM GMT-7 · 27038 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
38. 4.018km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 14, 1:43 PM GMT-7 · 27036 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
39. 3.822km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 14, 9:40 PM GMT-7 · 27035 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
40. 3.425km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 7:23 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
41. 3.825km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 7:24 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
42. 4.027km NE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 16, 7:24 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
43. 4.326km NE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 16, 8:21 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
44. 3.526km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
45. 3.325km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 12:37 PM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
46. 3.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 20, 1:13 AM GMT-7 · 27030 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
47. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 22, 6:15 AM GMT-7 · 27028 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
48. 4.013km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 25, 9:21 AM GMT-7 · 27025 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
49. 3.916km SSE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 25, 8:51 PM GMT-7 · 27025 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
50. 4.016km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 26, 1:21 PM GMT-7 · 27024 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
51. 4.124km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 2, 3:10 PM GMT-8 · 27018 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
52. 3.67km SE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 5, 11:51 PM GMT-8 · 27014 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

Before

1. 4.425km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 11, 6:21 AM GMT-7 · 27070 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
2. 4.211km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 10, 12:44 PM GMT-7 · 27071 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
3. 4.621km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 10, 5:23 AM GMT-7 · 27071 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
4. 4.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 9, 11:01 PM GMT-7 · 27071 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
5. 4.219km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 9, 3:07 AM GMT-7 · 27072 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
6. 3.923km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Aug 7, 10:17 PM GMT-7 · 27073 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
7. 4.29km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Aug 7, 12:19 PM GMT-7 · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
8. 5.019km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 7, 9:31 AM GMT-7 · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
9. 3.416km E of Arvin, CAThu, Aug 7, 6:22 AM GMT-7 · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 3.710km E of Bakersfield, CAWed, Aug 6, 3:46 PM GMT-7 · 27075 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
11. 4.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 5, 8:46 PM GMT-7 · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
12. 3.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 5, 5:48 AM GMT-7 · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
13. 4.316km NE of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 4, 11:50 PM GMT-7 · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
14. 4.011km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 4, 12:47 PM GMT-7 · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
15. 3.714km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 4, 12:47 PM GMT-7 · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
16. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 4, 1:06 AM GMT-7 · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
17. 3.915km WSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 3, 10:34 PM GMT-7 · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
18. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 2, 6:51 PM GMT-7 · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
19. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 2, 12:09 PM GMT-7 · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
20. 3.818km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 1, 10:39 PM GMT-7 · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3306532 (also filed as ushis1851). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.