California earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Jul 28, 1952, 8:41 AM GMT-7 (15:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 11km N of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1952-07-28 15:41:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.356° N, 118.522° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.914km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 5.711km N of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.011km NE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.816km NNE of Arvin, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 5.218km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.920km NE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.915km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.516km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.815km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.415km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.65km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 4.19km SW of Grapevine, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.822km NE of Arvin, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 5.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.718km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 4.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 4.019km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 4.71km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 4.519km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 4.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 4.97km SW of Grapevine, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.018km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 3.818km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27078 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 3.915km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 3.714km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 4.011km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 4.316km NE of Lamont, CA · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 3.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 4.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27075 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 3.710km E of Bakersfield, CA · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.416km E of Arvin, CA · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 5.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 4.29km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 3.923km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27073 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 4.219km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27072 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 4.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27071 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 4.621km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27071 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 4.211km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27070 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 4.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27070 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 4.617km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27068 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 4.719km SE of Arvin, CA · 27068 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 4.216km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27067 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 4.36km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 27067 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 4.111km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27067 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 3.810km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27065 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 3.910km N of Grapevine, CA · 27064 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 4.010km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27064 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 3.912km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27064 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 4.211km NE of Grapevine, CA · 27063 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 4.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27063 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 3.911km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 27063 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 3.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27062 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 3.712km SE of Arvin, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.021km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.713km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.10km S of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.98km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.911km SE of Arvin, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27085 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.127km NE of Arvin, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.123km E of Maricopa, CA · 27085 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.010km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.819km S of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.221km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 4.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 4.516km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.38km W of Grapevine, CA · 27085 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.226km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3317816. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.