M3.6 earthquake 21km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.6 (ml), minor

Local time

Thu, Jul 24, 1952, 12:47 AM GMT-7

UTC

1952-07-24 07:47:37 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.277° N, 118.600° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

175°

Stations used

7

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast13 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast39 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmNNW

After

1. 4.54km SSE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 24, 2:50 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
2. 4.322km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 24, 4:47 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
3. 4.117km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 5:07 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
4. 3.914km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 5:52 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
5. 4.319km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 7:05 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
6. 4.016km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 7:10 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
7. 3.811km E of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 24, 8:57 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
8. 4.314km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:35 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 3.710km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:47 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
10. 2.516km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:56 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.518km E of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:59 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.817km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 24, 2:30 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
13. 3.521km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 3:56 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.818km E of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 4:01 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
15. 4.114km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 5:03 PM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
16. 4.19km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 6:46 PM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
17. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 6:56 PM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
18. 3.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 24, 7:46 PM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
19. 4.221km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:03 AM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
20. 3.48km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:37 AM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
21. 3.612km SE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 1:47 AM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
22. 3.37km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 25, 3:22 AM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
23. 4.921km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 6:13 AM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
24. 4.414km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 25, 7:34 AM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
25. 5.522km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:09 PM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
26. 5.619km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:43 PM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
27. 4.722km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 1:06 PM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
28. 3.110km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jul 25, 3:01 PM GMT-7 · 27087 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
29. 3.814km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 4:47 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
30. 4.118km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 6:02 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
31. 3.624km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 6:04 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
32. 4.118km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 11:38 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
33. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 2:22 AM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
34. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 3:21 AM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
35. 3.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 5:19 AM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.919km E of Arvin, CASat, Jul 26, 7:57 AM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
37. 4.421km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 26, 8:08 AM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
38. 4.012km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 26, 11:02 AM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
39. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 12:51 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
40. 3.226km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 12:53 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
41. 4.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 3:23 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
42. 3.38km W of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 26, 3:28 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
43. 4.516km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 3:41 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
44. 4.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 3:58 PM GMT-7 · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
45. 4.221km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 5:09 PM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
46. 3.819km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 6:50 PM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
47. 4.010km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 7:49 PM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
48. 4.123km E of Maricopa, CASun, Jul 27, 12:16 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
49. 4.127km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 27, 12:35 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
50. 4.020km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 27, 4:34 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
51. 3.826km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 27, 9:18 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
52. 3.911km SE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 27, 9:26 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
53. 3.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 10:37 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
54. 3.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 11:56 AM GMT-7 · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
55. 3.98km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 7:21 PM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
56. 4.10km S of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 10:45 PM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
57. 3.713km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 28, 12:29 AM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
58. 4.021km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 28, 3:08 AM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
59. 3.712km SE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 28, 4:08 AM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
60. 4.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 28, 8:41 AM GMT-7 · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

1. 3.814km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:33 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
2. 3.920km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:21 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
3. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:02 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 3.611km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 8:29 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
5. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 8:28 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
6. 4.118km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Jul 23, 8:11 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
7. 4.116km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 7:41 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
8. 3.520km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 7:17 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
9. 3.318km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:26 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
10. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:25 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.817km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:23 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
12. 3.323km ENE of Maricopa, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:09 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
13. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 5:14 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
14. 3.919km SW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 4:51 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
15. 3.915km S of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 4:42 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
16. 4.010km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 3:32 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
17. 3.914km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 3:07 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
18. 3.610km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 2:53 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
19. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 2:16 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
20. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:51 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318343. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.