M4.8 earthquake 15km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

4.8 (ml), light

Local time

Tue, Jul 29, 1952, 8:49 AM GMT-7

UTC

1952-07-29 15:49:50 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.189° N, 118.596° W

Region

California

Strongest shaking

V, moderate shaking

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Strongest estimated

V, moderate shaking

Map

Automatic

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

12

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast4 kmNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast15 kmWNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast130 kmNNW

After

1. 4.415km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 29, 10:36 AM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
2. 4.65km ESE of Bakersfield, CATue, Jul 29, 12:51 PM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
3. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 30, 2:59 AM GMT-7 · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
4. 4.19km SW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 30, 4:02 AM GMT-7 · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
5. 4.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 30, 7:46 AM GMT-7 · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 3.822km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 30, 3:40 PM GMT-7 · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
7. 4.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 30, 9:10 PM GMT-7 · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
8. 5.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 5:09 AM GMT-7 · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
9. 3.718km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 6:58 AM GMT-7 · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
10. 4.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 10:19 AM GMT-7 · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 4.019km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 12:05 PM GMT-7 · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
12. 4.71km ESE of Bakersfield, CAThu, Jul 31, 12:53 PM GMT-7 · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
13. 4.519km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:16 PM GMT-7 · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
14. 4.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 1, 3:35 AM GMT-7 · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
15. 4.97km SW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 1, 6:04 AM GMT-7 · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
16. 4.018km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:35 PM GMT-7 · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
17. 3.818km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Aug 1, 10:39 PM GMT-7 · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
18. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 2, 12:09 PM GMT-7 · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
19. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 2, 6:51 PM GMT-7 · 27078 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
20. 3.915km WSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 3, 10:34 PM GMT-7 · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
21. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 4, 1:06 AM GMT-7 · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
22. 3.714km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 4, 12:47 PM GMT-7 · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
23. 4.011km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 4, 12:47 PM GMT-7 · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
24. 4.316km NE of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 4, 11:50 PM GMT-7 · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
25. 3.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 5, 5:48 AM GMT-7 · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
26. 4.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 5, 8:46 PM GMT-7 · 27075 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
27. 3.710km E of Bakersfield, CAWed, Aug 6, 3:46 PM GMT-7 · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
28. 3.416km E of Arvin, CAThu, Aug 7, 6:22 AM GMT-7 · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
29. 5.019km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 7, 9:31 AM GMT-7 · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
30. 4.29km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Aug 7, 12:19 PM GMT-7 · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
31. 3.923km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Aug 7, 10:17 PM GMT-7 · 27073 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
32. 4.219km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 9, 3:07 AM GMT-7 · 27072 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
33. 4.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 9, 11:01 PM GMT-7 · 27071 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
34. 4.621km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 10, 5:23 AM GMT-7 · 27071 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
35. 4.211km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 10, 12:44 PM GMT-7 · 27071 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
36. 4.425km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Aug 11, 6:21 AM GMT-7 · 27070 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
37. 4.617km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 12, 9:29 PM GMT-7 · 27068 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
38. 4.719km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 13, 10:39 AM GMT-7 · 27068 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
39. 4.216km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 13, 2:25 PM GMT-7 · 27067 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
40. 4.36km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 14, 12:28 AM GMT-7 · 27067 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
41. 4.111km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:41 AM GMT-7 · 27067 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
42. 3.810km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 15, 10:57 PM GMT-7 · 27065 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
43. 3.910km N of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 16, 11:14 PM GMT-7 · 27064 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
44. 4.010km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 17, 2:09 AM GMT-7 · 27064 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
45. 3.912km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 17, 4:10 AM GMT-7 · 27064 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
46. 4.211km NE of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 17, 2:04 PM GMT-7 · 27063 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
47. 4.717km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 17, 9:40 PM GMT-7 · 27063 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
48. 3.911km ENE of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 18, 12:16 AM GMT-7 · 27063 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
49. 3.821km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 19, 2:01 AM GMT-7 · 27062 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
50. 4.415km ESE of Maricopa, CATue, Aug 19, 12:12 PM GMT-7 · 27062 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
51. 4.39km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Aug 20, 1:47 AM GMT-7 · 27061 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
52. 5.5The 1952 Bakersfield, California EarthquakeFri, Aug 22, 3:41 PM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
53. 4.318km ENE of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 22, 11:03 PM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
54. 4.85km NNE of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 3:09 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
55. 2.89km NNW of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 4:03 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
56. 2.26km NNW of Acton, CASat, Aug 23, 5:28 AM GMT-7 · 27058 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
57. 3.64km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 24, 4:11 PM GMT-7 · 27056 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
58. 4.713km N of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 24, 11:20 PM GMT-7 · 27056 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
59. 4.59km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 26, 1:56 PM GMT-7 · 27054 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
60. 3.824km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 28, 12:48 AM GMT-7 · 27053 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

1. 3.516km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 5:50 AM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
2. 3.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 29, 3:19 AM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
3. 3.915km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 29, 2:37 AM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 3.920km NE of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 1:07 AM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
5. 5.218km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 1:01 AM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
6. 3.816km NNE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 29, 12:56 AM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
7. 4.011km NE of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 12:13 AM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
8. 5.711km N of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 12:03 AM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
9. 3.914km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 28, 10:56 PM GMT-7 · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
10. 3.724km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 28, 8:43 AM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
11. 4.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 28, 8:41 AM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
12. 3.712km SE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 28, 4:08 AM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
13. 4.021km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 28, 3:08 AM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
14. 3.713km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 28, 12:29 AM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
15. 4.10km S of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 10:45 PM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
16. 3.98km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 7:21 PM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
17. 3.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 11:56 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
18. 3.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 10:37 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
19. 3.911km SE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 27, 9:26 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
20. 3.826km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 27, 9:18 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3317847 (also filed as ushis1841). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.