California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 7km WSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Nov 29, 1952, 8:18 AM GMT-8 (16:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 22km NNE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1952-11-29 16:18:48 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.104° N, 118.514° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.622km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26960 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.716km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26959 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.48km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26959 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26958 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.24km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26957 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.210km NE of Arvin, CA · 26956 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26956 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.023km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26956 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26955 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26955 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26952 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.917km NNW of Mojave, CA · 26950 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.918km NNW of Mojave, CA · 26950 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.319km SE of Arvin, CA · 26949 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.716km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26945 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.712km N of Grapevine, CA · 26945 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.025km S of Bodfish, CA · 26944 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.811km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26941 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.712km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26939 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 26937 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26935 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 26934 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.98km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26934 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 4.013km N of Grapevine, CA · 26933 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.121km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26932 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.625km S of Bodfish, CA · 26932 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 3.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26932 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 3.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26930 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 3.521km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26929 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 3.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26928 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26926 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.710km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26925 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.719km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26925 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.924km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26923 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26922 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.624km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26921 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26919 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.923km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26919 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 3.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26918 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 3.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26917 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CA · 26914 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26914 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.64km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 26914 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26913 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 3.011km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26913 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 3.19km N of Grapevine, CA · 26913 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.94km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26912 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.913km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26912 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26912 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 3.224km S of Bodfish, CA · 26910 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26910 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 3.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 26910 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 3.224km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 4.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.811km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 3.24km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26908 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 3.116km NE of Oildale, CA · 26903 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 3.011km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26901 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.97km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.114km NE of Lamont, CA · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.114km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26962 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.326km NE of Lamont, CA · 26962 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.14km SW of Grapevine, CA · 26962 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.42km SE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 26971 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.013km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26975 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.96km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.09km W of Grapevine, CA · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.117km SW of Lamont, CA · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.511km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26980 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.013km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26983 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.514km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26983 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.58km NE of Arvin, CA · 26983 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.020km E of Oildale, CA · 26989 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3307243. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.