California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 18km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18km W of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Sep 25, 1953, 12:12 AM GMT-7 (07:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 11km ENE of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1953-09-25 07:12:44 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.117° N, 118.650° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.912km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26664 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.519km NE of Lamont, CA · 26659 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.020km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26657 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.711km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26656 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.116km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26653 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.34km NW of Bodfish, CA · 26650 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.921km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26650 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.924km W of Bodfish, CA · 26649 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.917km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 26647 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.326km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26647 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26647 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26646 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.84km NW of Bodfish, CA · 26645 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.024km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26640 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.725km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26638 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.116km NE of Arvin, CA · 26636 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.021km ENE of Oildale, CA · 26635 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.218km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26631 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.026km E of Oildale, CA · 26629 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.823km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26629 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.815km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26629 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.824km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26628 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 3.14km NNW of Lamont, CA · 26628 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26628 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 26627 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 3.25km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26626 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.911km N of Grapevine, CA · 26626 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.825km NE of Arvin, CA · 26623 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.922km NE of Arvin, CA · 26623 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26623 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 3.017km E of Arvin, CA · 26622 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.111km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26621 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 3.12km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.59km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.815km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.615km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26617 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26613 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26611 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.615km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26611 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 3.324km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 4.314km S of Bodfish, CA · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.616km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26670 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.926km NE of Arvin, CA · 26673 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.723km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26674 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.125km NE of Arvin, CA · 26675 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.018km NE of Lebec, CA · 26677 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.313km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26678 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.910km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26678 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.92km WSW of Lebec, CA · 26680 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.015km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26682 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.918km E of Arvin, CA · 26683 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.212km S of Maricopa, CA · 26683 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.815km E of Arvin, CA · 26684 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.32km NNW of Acton, CA · 26684 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.76km ENE of Bakersfield, CA · 26684 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.914km SE of Arvin, CA · 26684 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.918km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26686 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.523km S of Bodfish, CA · 26687 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.022km S of Bodfish, CA · 26687 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.916km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26688 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.911km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26689 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3300177. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.