M4.0 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jul 24, 1952, 6:56 PM GMT-7

UTC

1952-07-25 01:56:29 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.356° N, 118.438° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

197°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast24 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast53 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmN

After

1. 3.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 24, 7:46 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
2. 4.221km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:03 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
3. 3.48km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:37 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 3.612km SE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 1:47 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
5. 3.37km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 25, 3:22 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
6. 4.921km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 6:13 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
7. 4.414km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 25, 7:34 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
8. 5.522km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:09 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
9. 5.619km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 12:43 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
10. 4.722km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 1:06 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 3.110km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jul 25, 3:01 PM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
12. 3.814km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 4:47 PM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
13. 4.118km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 6:02 PM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
14. 3.624km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 6:04 PM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
15. 4.118km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 25, 11:38 PM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
16. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 2:22 AM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
17. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 3:21 AM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
18. 3.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 5:19 AM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.919km E of Arvin, CASat, Jul 26, 7:57 AM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
20. 4.421km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 26, 8:08 AM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
21. 4.012km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 26, 11:02 AM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
22. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 12:51 PM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
23. 3.226km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 12:53 PM GMT-7 · 27095 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
24. 4.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 3:23 PM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
25. 3.38km W of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 26, 3:28 PM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
26. 4.516km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 3:41 PM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
27. 4.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 3:58 PM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
28. 4.221km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 26, 5:09 PM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
29. 3.819km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 6:50 PM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
30. 4.010km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 26, 7:49 PM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
31. 4.123km E of Maricopa, CASun, Jul 27, 12:16 AM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
32. 4.127km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 27, 12:35 AM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
33. 4.020km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 27, 4:34 AM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
34. 3.826km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 27, 9:18 AM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
35. 3.911km SE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 27, 9:26 AM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
36. 3.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 10:37 AM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
37. 3.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 11:56 AM GMT-7 · 27094 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
38. 3.98km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 7:21 PM GMT-7 · 27093 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
39. 4.10km S of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 27, 10:45 PM GMT-7 · 27093 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
40. 3.713km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 28, 12:29 AM GMT-7 · 27093 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
41. 4.021km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 28, 3:08 AM GMT-7 · 27093 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
42. 3.712km SE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 28, 4:08 AM GMT-7 · 27093 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
43. 4.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 28, 8:41 AM GMT-7 · 27093 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
44. 3.724km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 28, 8:43 AM GMT-7 · 27093 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
45. 3.914km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 28, 10:56 PM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
46. 5.711km N of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 12:03 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
47. 4.011km NE of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 12:13 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
48. 3.816km NNE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 29, 12:56 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
49. 5.218km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 1:01 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
50. 3.920km NE of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 1:07 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
51. 3.915km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 29, 2:37 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
52. 3.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 29, 3:19 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
53. 3.516km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Jul 29, 5:50 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
54. 4.815km WNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 29, 8:49 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
55. 4.415km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 29, 10:36 AM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
56. 4.65km ESE of Bakersfield, CATue, Jul 29, 12:51 PM GMT-7 · 27092 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
57. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 30, 2:59 AM GMT-7 · 27091 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
58. 4.19km SW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 30, 4:02 AM GMT-7 · 27091 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
59. 4.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 30, 7:46 AM GMT-7 · 27091 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
60. 3.822km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 30, 3:40 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

1. 4.19km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 6:46 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
2. 4.114km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 5:03 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.818km E of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 4:01 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
4. 3.521km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 3:56 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.817km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 24, 2:30 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.518km E of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:59 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.516km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:56 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
8. 3.710km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:47 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
9. 4.314km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:35 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
10. 3.811km E of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 24, 8:57 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
11. 4.016km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 7:10 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
12. 4.319km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 7:05 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
13. 3.914km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 5:52 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
14. 4.117km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 5:07 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
15. 4.322km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 24, 4:47 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
16. 4.54km SSE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 24, 2:50 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
17. 3.621km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:47 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
18. 3.814km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:33 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
19. 3.920km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:21 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
20. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:02 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318390. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.