M3.5 earthquake 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.5 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Sep 20, 1952, 1:13 AM GMT-7

UTC

1952-09-20 08:13:51 UTC

Depth

0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.298° N, 118.512° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

12

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast17 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast47 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmN

After

1. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 22, 6:15 AM GMT-7 · 27028 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
2. 4.013km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 25, 9:21 AM GMT-7 · 27025 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
3. 3.916km SSE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 25, 8:51 PM GMT-7 · 27024 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
4. 4.016km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 26, 1:21 PM GMT-7 · 27023 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
5. 4.124km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 2, 3:10 PM GMT-8 · 27017 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
6. 3.67km SE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 5, 11:51 PM GMT-8 · 27014 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
7. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 13, 1:51 PM GMT-8 · 27006 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
8. 4.013km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 13, 2:20 PM GMT-8 · 27006 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
9. 4.33km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 16, 4:22 AM GMT-8 · 27004 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
10. 3.81km N of Acton, CASun, Oct 19, 6:04 AM GMT-8 · 27001 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
11. 4.318km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 20, 10:14 AM GMT-8 · 26999 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
12. 3.814km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 21, 3:44 AM GMT-8 · 26999 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
13. 3.99km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Oct 22, 12:03 PM GMT-8 · 26997 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
14. 3.82km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 22, 9:33 PM GMT-8 · 26997 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
15. 3.724km S of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 28, 12:52 PM GMT-8 · 26991 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
16. 4.020km E of Oildale, CAFri, Oct 31, 7:03 AM GMT-8 · 26989 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
17. 3.58km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 6, 11:15 PM GMT-8 · 26982 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
18. 4.514km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Nov 7, 12:55 AM GMT-8 · 26982 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
19. 4.013km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 7, 1:42 AM GMT-8 · 26982 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
20. 3.511km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 9, 10:41 AM GMT-8 · 26979 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
21. 4.117km SW of Lamont, CATue, Nov 11, 9:22 AM GMT-8 · 26977 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
22. 4.09km W of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 11, 10:12 AM GMT-8 · 26977 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
23. 3.96km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 11, 8:16 PM GMT-8 · 26977 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
24. 4.013km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 14, 3:34 PM GMT-8 · 26974 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
25. 3.838km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Nov 16, 7:20 PM GMT-8 · 26972 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 3.325km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 12:37 PM GMT-7 · 27033 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
2. 3.526km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
3. 4.326km NE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 16, 8:21 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
4. 4.027km NE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 16, 7:24 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
5. 3.825km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 7:24 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
6. 3.425km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 16, 7:23 AM GMT-7 · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
7. 3.822km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 14, 9:40 PM GMT-7 · 27035 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
8. 4.018km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 14, 1:43 PM GMT-7 · 27035 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
9. 4.415km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 12, 3:35 AM GMT-7 · 27038 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
10. 4.419km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:06 AM GMT-7 · 27045 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
11. 3.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 8:14 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
12. 3.224km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 4, 6:51 AM GMT-7 · 27046 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
13. 4.77km SW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 2, 1:45 PM GMT-7 · 27047 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
14. 4.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 2, 9:38 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 4.619km SE of Arvin, CATue, Sep 2, 5:41 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
16. 3.83km NW of Lamont, CATue, Sep 2, 2:06 AM GMT-7 · 27048 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
17. 4.06km ENE of Lamont, CAMon, Sep 1, 3:39 AM GMT-7 · 27049 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
18. 3.819km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 29, 10:00 PM GMT-7 · 27051 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
19. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 29, 9:59 PM GMT-7 · 27051 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
20. 4.721km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 29, 9:55 PM GMT-7 · 27051 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3306789. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.