M4.0 earthquake 20km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

4.0 (ml), light

Local time

Tue, Sep 2, 1952, 9:38 AM GMT-7

UTC

1952-09-02 16:38:08 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.298° N, 118.539° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

160°

Stations used

11

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmN

After

1. 4.77km SW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 2, 1:45 PM GMT-7 · 27047 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
2. 3.224km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 6:51 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 3.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 8:14 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 4.419km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:06 AM GMT-7 · 27045 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
5. 4.415km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 12, 3:35 AM GMT-7 · 27038 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
6. 4.018km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 14, 1:43 PM GMT-7 · 27035 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
7. 3.822km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 14, 9:40 PM GMT-7 · 27035 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
8. 3.425km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 7:23 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
9. 3.825km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 7:24 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
10. 4.027km NE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 16, 7:24 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
11. 4.326km NE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 16, 8:21 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
12. 3.526km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
13. 3.325km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 12:37 PM GMT-7 · 27033 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
14. 3.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 20, 1:13 AM GMT-7 · 27030 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
15. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 22, 6:15 AM GMT-7 · 27028 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
16. 4.013km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 25, 9:21 AM GMT-7 · 27025 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
17. 3.916km SSE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 25, 8:51 PM GMT-7 · 27024 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
18. 4.016km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 26, 1:21 PM GMT-7 · 27023 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
19. 4.124km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 2, 3:10 PM GMT-8 · 27017 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
20. 3.67km SE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 5, 11:51 PM GMT-8 · 27014 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
21. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 13, 1:51 PM GMT-8 · 27006 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
22. 4.013km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 13, 2:20 PM GMT-8 · 27006 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
23. 4.33km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 16, 4:22 AM GMT-8 · 27004 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
24. 3.81km N of Acton, CASun, Oct 19, 6:04 AM GMT-8 · 27001 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
25. 4.318km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 20, 10:14 AM GMT-8 · 26999 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
26. 3.814km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 21, 3:44 AM GMT-8 · 26999 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
27. 3.99km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Oct 22, 12:03 PM GMT-8 · 26997 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
28. 3.82km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 22, 9:33 PM GMT-8 · 26997 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
29. 3.724km S of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 28, 12:52 PM GMT-8 · 26991 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
30. 4.020km E of Oildale, CAFri, Oct 31, 7:03 AM GMT-8 · 26989 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away

Before

1. 4.619km SE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 2, 5:41 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
2. 3.83km NW of Lamont, CATue, Sep 2, 2:06 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
3. 4.06km ENE of Lamont, CAMon, Sep 1, 3:39 AM GMT-7 · 27049 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
4. 3.819km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 29, 10:00 PM GMT-7 · 27051 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
5. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 29, 9:59 PM GMT-7 · 27051 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
6. 4.721km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 29, 9:55 PM GMT-7 · 27051 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.613km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 28, 11:43 PM GMT-7 · 27052 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
8. 3.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 28, 7:51 PM GMT-7 · 27052 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
9. 3.824km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 28, 12:48 AM GMT-7 · 27053 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
10. 4.59km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 26, 1:56 PM GMT-7 · 27054 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
11. 4.713km N of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 24, 11:20 PM GMT-7 · 27056 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
12. 3.64km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 24, 4:11 PM GMT-7 · 27056 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
13. 2.26km NNW of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 5:28 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.89km NNW of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 4:03 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
15. 4.85km NNE of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 3:09 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 4.318km ENE of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 22, 11:03 PM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
17. 5.5The 1952 Bakersfield, California EarthquakeFri, Aug 22, 3:41 PM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
18. 4.39km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 20, 1:47 AM GMT-7 · 27061 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
19. 4.415km ESE of Maricopa, CATue, Aug 19, 12:12 PM GMT-7 · 27061 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
20. 3.821km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 19, 2:01 AM GMT-7 · 27062 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3306769. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.