M4.9 earthquake 12km WNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

4.9 (ml), light

Local time

Mon, Jul 21, 1952, 8:13 AM GMT-7

UTC

1952-07-21 15:13:58 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.187° N, 118.564° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

154°

Stations used

5

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast7 kmENE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast12 kmWNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast130 kmNNW

After

1. 4.226km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:34 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
2. 4.33km ENE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
3. 4.510km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:38 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
4. 4.219km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:42 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
5. 4.018km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:45 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
6. 4.44km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:53 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
7. 4.013km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 9:17 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
8. 4.54km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 9:38 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
9. 4.718km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 10:42 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
10. 4.69km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 11:00 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
11. 4.416km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 11:23 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
12. 4.026km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 11:26 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
13. 4.213km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 12:12 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
14. 4.215km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 12:16 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
15. 5.211km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 12:41 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
16. 4.113km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 1:21 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
17. 3.714km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 2:51 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
18. 4.36km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jul 21, 2:53 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
19. 4.023km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 3:03 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
20. 3.314km WSW of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 21, 3:45 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
21. 3.818km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 4:11 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
22. 4.45km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 4:53 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
23. 3.16km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jul 21, 5:34 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
24. 3.826km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 21, 5:49 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
25. 3.217km WNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:00 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
26. 3.614km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:01 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
27. 3.919km E of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:10 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
28. 3.68km ESE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:13 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
29. 4.52km WNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:41 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
30. 3.119km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:46 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
31. 4.516km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:51 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
32. 3.59km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:54 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
33. 3.83km SSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:19 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
34. 4.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 8:21 PM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
35. 4.06km N of Lebec, CATue, Jul 22, 12:44 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
36. 4.416km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 1:16 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
37. 4.29km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 22, 1:21 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
38. 4.616km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 22, 1:47 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
39. 4.417km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 2:10 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
40. 4.012km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 22, 3:19 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
41. 3.713km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 3:44 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
42. 4.75km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 22, 6:31 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
43. 4.011km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 22, 7:05 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
44. 4.18km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jul 22, 7:30 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
45. 4.316km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 8:03 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
46. 3.815km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 22, 9:36 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
47. 4.117km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 22, 10:52 AM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
48. 4.39km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 12:08 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
49. 4.05km NE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 12:10 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
50. 4.110km S of Arvin, CATue, Jul 22, 2:02 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
51. 4.63km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 22, 3:31 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
52. 4.018km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 5:26 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
53. 5.425km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 22, 5:38 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
54. 4.31km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 22, 5:43 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
55. 4.624km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 22, 5:47 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
56. 5.126km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 22, 8:19 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
57. 4.317km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 8:49 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
58. 4.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 9:01 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
59. 4.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 10:46 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
60. 4.214km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 22, 11:10 PM GMT-7 · 27096 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 3.711km ENE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:57 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
2. 4.217km SW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:51 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
3. 4.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:42 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
4. 4.14km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:17 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
5. 4.35km NNE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:15 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
6. 4.09km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:06 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
7. 4.916km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:59 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
8. 4.013km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:38 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
9. 4.22km ESE of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:35 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
10. 4.35km E of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:25 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
11. 4.212km NE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:17 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
12. 4.58km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:13 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
13. 4.115km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:11 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
14. 4.410km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 6:08 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
15. 4.417km E of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 5:59 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
16. 4.97 km SSW of Mettler, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:40 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
17. 4.321km WSW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 21, 5:39 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
18. 4.312km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 5:39 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
19. 4.312km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 21, 5:28 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
20. 4.72km NW of Lebec, CAMon, Jul 21, 5:25 AM GMT-7 · 27097 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3319128 (also filed as ushis1807). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.