California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 22km NE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 22km NE of Arvin, CA on Sun, Jan 18, 1953, 5:12 PM GMT-8 (01:12 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1953-01-19 01:12:33 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.330° N, 118.634° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.224km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.811km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.24km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26907 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26907 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.116km NE of Oildale, CA · 26903 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.011km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26901 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 26898 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.313km SW of Lamont, CA · 26898 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.312km WNW of Mojave, CA · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.021km NE of Arvin, CA · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.27km WNW of Mojave, CA · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CA · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.014km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26896 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.817km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26896 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.120km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26896 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.025km NE of Arvin, CA · 26893 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.124km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26892 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.124km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26892 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.74km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 26889 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.816km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26888 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.824km NE of Arvin, CA · 26888 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.114km NE of Arvin, CA · 26886 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 3.020km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26886 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.027km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26886 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26885 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26885 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.916km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26884 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26883 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.99km SE of Arvin, CA · 26883 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26883 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.318km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26882 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 3.820km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26882 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 3.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26882 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 3.013km SE of Maricopa, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 3.023km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26880 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 3.115km E of Arvin, CA · 26880 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 3.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26880 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.97km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26879 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 3.018km NE of Lamont, CA · 26879 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 4.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26878 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26878 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 3.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26877 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 3.320km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26876 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26876 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 3.218km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26876 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26875 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 3.010km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26875 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 3.412km E of Bakersfield, CA · 26874 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 3.122km SE of Arvin, CA · 26873 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 3.222km E of Oildale, CA · 26873 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 3.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26872 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.824km E of Oildale, CA · 26871 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 3.420km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26871 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 3.724km NE of Lamont, CA · 26871 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 3.022km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26868 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 3.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26868 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.86km SE of Grapevine, CA · 26867 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.224km S of Bodfish, CA · 26910 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26911 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.913km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26911 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.94km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26912 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.19km N of Grapevine, CA · 26912 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.011km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26913 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26913 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.64km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 26913 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26913 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CA · 26913 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26916 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26918 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.923km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26918 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26919 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.624km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26921 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26922 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.924km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26923 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.719km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26925 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.710km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26925 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3317321. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.