M3.8 earthquake 22km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.8 (ml), minor

Local time

Sun, Sep 14, 1952, 9:40 PM GMT-7

UTC

1952-09-15 04:40:13 UTC

Depth

8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.326° N, 118.480° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

11

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast20 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast49 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmN

After

1. 3.425km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 7:23 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
2. 3.825km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 7:24 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
3. 4.027km NE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 16, 7:24 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
4. 4.326km NE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 16, 8:21 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
5. 3.526km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
6. 3.325km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 12:37 PM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
7. 3.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 20, 1:13 AM GMT-7 · 27031 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
8. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 22, 6:15 AM GMT-7 · 27028 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
9. 4.013km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 25, 9:21 AM GMT-7 · 27025 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
10. 3.916km SSE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 25, 8:51 PM GMT-7 · 27025 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
11. 4.016km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 26, 1:21 PM GMT-7 · 27024 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
12. 4.124km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 2, 3:10 PM GMT-8 · 27018 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
13. 3.67km SE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 5, 11:51 PM GMT-8 · 27015 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
14. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 13, 1:51 PM GMT-8 · 27007 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 4.013km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 13, 2:20 PM GMT-8 · 27007 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
16. 4.33km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 16, 4:22 AM GMT-8 · 27004 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
17. 3.81km N of Acton, CASun, Oct 19, 6:04 AM GMT-8 · 27001 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
18. 4.318km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 20, 10:14 AM GMT-8 · 27000 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
19. 3.814km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 21, 3:44 AM GMT-8 · 27000 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
20. 3.99km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Oct 22, 12:03 PM GMT-8 · 26998 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
21. 3.82km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 22, 9:33 PM GMT-8 · 26998 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
22. 3.724km S of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 28, 12:52 PM GMT-8 · 26992 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
23. 4.020km E of Oildale, CAFri, Oct 31, 7:03 AM GMT-8 · 26989 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
24. 3.58km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 6, 11:15 PM GMT-8 · 26983 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
25. 4.514km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Nov 7, 12:55 AM GMT-8 · 26983 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
26. 4.013km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 7, 1:42 AM GMT-8 · 26983 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
27. 3.511km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 9, 10:41 AM GMT-8 · 26980 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
28. 4.117km SW of Lamont, CATue, Nov 11, 9:22 AM GMT-8 · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
29. 4.09km W of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 11, 10:12 AM GMT-8 · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
30. 3.96km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 11, 8:16 PM GMT-8 · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

Before

1. 4.018km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 14, 1:43 PM GMT-7 · 27036 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
2. 4.415km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 12, 3:35 AM GMT-7 · 27039 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
3. 4.419km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:06 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 3.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 8:14 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
5. 3.224km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 6:51 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 4.77km SW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 2, 1:45 PM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
7. 4.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 2, 9:38 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
8. 4.619km SE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 2, 5:41 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
9. 3.83km NW of Lamont, CATue, Sep 2, 2:06 AM GMT-7 · 27049 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
10. 4.06km ENE of Lamont, CAMon, Sep 1, 3:39 AM GMT-7 · 27050 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
11. 3.819km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 29, 10:00 PM GMT-7 · 27052 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
12. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 29, 9:59 PM GMT-7 · 27052 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
13. 4.721km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 29, 9:55 PM GMT-7 · 27052 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.613km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 28, 11:43 PM GMT-7 · 27053 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
15. 3.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 28, 7:51 PM GMT-7 · 27053 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
16. 3.824km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 28, 12:48 AM GMT-7 · 27054 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
17. 4.59km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 26, 1:56 PM GMT-7 · 27055 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
18. 4.713km N of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 24, 11:20 PM GMT-7 · 27057 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
19. 3.64km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 24, 4:11 PM GMT-7 · 27057 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.26km NNW of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 5:28 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3306781 (also filed as ushis1866). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.