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M4.0 earthquake 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 18km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Jul 22, 1952, 5:26 PM GMT-7 (00:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 25km SSW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1952-07-23 00:26:09 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.220° N, 118.609° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.31km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.624km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 5.126km NE of Arvin, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.317km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.214km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.225km S of Bodfish, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.223km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.816km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 5.513km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.316km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.118km NNE of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 5.56km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.516km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.04km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.419km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.426km NE of Arvin, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.520km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 4.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.022km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 5.16km N of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 3.816km WSW of Lamont, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.816km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.64km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 3.610km SSW of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 3.914km N of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 4.010km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 3.915km S of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 3.919km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 3.323km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 3.318km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 3.520km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 4.116km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 4.118km SSW of Lamont, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 3.611km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 3.920km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 3.814km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 3.621km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 4.54km SSE of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 4.322km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 4.117km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 3.914km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 4.319km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 4.016km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 3.811km E of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 4.314km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 3.710km N of Grapevine, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.516km NNE of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.518km E of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.817km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 3.521km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318781. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.