California earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 16km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 16km WNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Jul 26, 1952, 3:41 PM GMT-7 (22:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

Bear Valley Springs forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1952-07-26 22:41:02 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.179° N, 118.620° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.221km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.819km S of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.010km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.123km E of Maricopa, CA · 27085 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.127km NE of Arvin, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27085 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.911km SE of Arvin, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.98km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.10km S of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.713km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.021km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 3.712km SE of Arvin, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27084 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.914km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 5.711km N of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.011km NE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.816km NNE of Arvin, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 5.218km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 3.920km NE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 3.915km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 3.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 3.516km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 4.815km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 4.415km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 4.65km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 27083 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 4.19km SW of Grapevine, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 4.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27082 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 3.822km NE of Arvin, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 4.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 5.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.718km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 4.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 4.019km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 4.71km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 27081 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 4.519km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 4.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 4.97km SW of Grapevine, CA · 27080 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 4.018km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.818km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27078 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 3.915km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 3.714km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 4.011km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 4.316km NE of Lamont, CA · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 3.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 4.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27075 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 3.710km E of Bakersfield, CA · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 3.416km E of Arvin, CA · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 5.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 4.29km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27074 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 3.923km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27073 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 4.219km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27072 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 3.38km W of Grapevine, CA · 27085 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.226km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.012km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.421km SE of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.919km E of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.118km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.118km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.814km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.110km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 27086 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.722km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 5.619km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 5.522km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.414km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.921km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318703 (also filed as ushis1838). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.