M3.2 earthquake 17km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Jul 21, 1952, 6:00 PM GMT-7

UTC

1952-07-22 01:00:57 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.197° N, 118.619° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

159°

Stations used

4

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast4 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmWNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast132 kmNNW

After

1. 4.018km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 5:26 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
2. 5.425km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 22, 5:38 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
3. 4.31km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 22, 5:43 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
4. 4.624km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 22, 5:47 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
5. 5.126km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 22, 8:19 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
6. 4.317km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 8:49 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
7. 4.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 9:01 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
8. 4.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 10:46 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 4.214km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 11:10 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
10. 4.225km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 22, 11:26 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
11. 4.223km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 22, 11:53 PM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
12. 4.816km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:37 AM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
13. 5.513km ENE of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:53 AM GMT-7 · 27090 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
14. 4.316km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 2:38 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
15. 4.118km NNE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 3:54 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
16. 5.56km SSE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:17 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
17. 4.516km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:30 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
18. 4.04km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 8:25 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
19. 4.419km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 9:18 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
20. 4.426km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 9:48 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
21. 4.520km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:22 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
22. 4.115km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:53 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
23. 4.022km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 11:03 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
24. 5.16km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 11:13 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
25. 3.816km WSW of Lamont, CAWed, Jul 23, 11:26 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
26. 3.816km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:17 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
27. 3.64km SE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:23 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
28. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 12:51 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
29. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 2:16 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
30. 3.610km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 2:53 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
31. 3.914km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 3:07 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
32. 4.010km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 3:32 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
33. 3.915km S of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 4:42 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
34. 3.919km SW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 4:51 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
35. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 5:14 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
36. 3.323km ENE of Maricopa, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:09 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
37. 2.817km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:23 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
38. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:25 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
39. 3.318km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 23, 6:26 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
40. 3.520km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 7:17 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
41. 4.116km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 7:41 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
42. 4.118km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Jul 23, 8:11 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
43. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 8:28 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
44. 3.611km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 8:29 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
45. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:02 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
46. 3.920km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:21 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
47. 3.814km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 23, 10:33 PM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
48. 3.621km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:47 AM GMT-7 · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
49. 4.54km SSE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 24, 2:50 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
50. 4.322km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 24, 4:47 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
51. 4.117km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 5:07 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
52. 3.914km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 5:52 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
53. 4.319km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 7:05 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
54. 4.016km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 7:10 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
55. 3.811km E of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 24, 8:57 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
56. 4.314km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:35 AM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
57. 3.710km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:47 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
58. 2.516km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:56 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
59. 2.518km E of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 24, 12:59 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.817km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 24, 2:30 PM GMT-7 · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318972. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.