California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9km W of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Nov 12, 1953, 6:49 PM GMT-8 (02:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 2km SW of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1953-11-13 02:49:04 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.130° N, 118.550° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26619 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26619 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.615km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26617 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26612 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26611 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.615km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26611 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.324km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.314km S of Bodfish, CA · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26608 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.411km SE of Arvin, CA · 26607 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26606 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26604 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.95km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26604 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.618km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26603 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26602 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.216km ENE of Kernville, CA · 26599 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.925km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26597 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.08km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26597 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.716km S of Arvin, CA · 26595 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.416km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26591 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 3.017km E of Arvin, CA · 26591 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.84km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26590 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.74km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26589 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26588 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.77km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26588 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 4.62km SW of Arvin, CA · 26587 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.915km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26585 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26584 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 3.119km SW of Lamont, CA · 26584 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.21km SSW of Chatsworth, CA · 26582 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 3.018km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26582 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.716km E of Arvin, CA · 26580 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.717km E of Arvin, CA · 26580 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 3.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.418km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 3.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.918km E of Arvin, CA · 26575 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 3.08km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26572 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.717km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26571 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 26570 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.917km NE of Arvin, CA · 26562 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.12km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.111km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26621 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.017km E of Arvin, CA · 26622 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26623 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.922km NE of Arvin, CA · 26623 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.825km NE of Arvin, CA · 26623 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.911km N of Grapevine, CA · 26626 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.25km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26626 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 26626 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26627 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.14km NNW of Lamont, CA · 26627 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.824km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26628 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.815km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26628 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.823km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26629 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.026km E of Oildale, CA · 26629 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.218km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26631 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.021km ENE of Oildale, CA · 26634 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.116km NE of Arvin, CA · 26635 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.725km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26637 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.024km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26640 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3300240. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.