California earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 18km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 18km N of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Jul 25, 1952, 6:02 PM GMT-7 (01:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21km N of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1952-07-26 01:02:20 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.297° N, 118.471° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.118km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.919km E of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.421km SE of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.012km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.226km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.38km W of Grapevine, CA · 27085 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.516km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.221km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.819km S of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.010km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.123km E of Maricopa, CA · 27085 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.127km NE of Arvin, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27085 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.911km SE of Arvin, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.98km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 4.10km S of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.713km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 4.021km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 3.712km SE of Arvin, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 4.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 3.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 3.914km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 5.711km N of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 4.011km NE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 3.816km NNE of Arvin, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 5.218km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.920km NE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 3.915km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 3.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 3.516km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 4.815km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 4.415km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 4.65km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 4.19km SW of Grapevine, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 4.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 3.822km NE of Arvin, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 4.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 5.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 3.718km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 4.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 4.019km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 4.71km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 4.519km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 4.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 4.97km SW of Grapevine, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 4.018km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 3.818km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27078 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 3.814km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.110km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 27086 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.722km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 5.619km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 5.522km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.414km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.921km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.37km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27087 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.612km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.48km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.221km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.19km SW of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.114km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.818km E of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.521km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.817km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.518km E of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.516km NNE of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318469. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.