California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Nov 15, 1953, 6:51 PM GMT-8 (02:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1953-11-16 02:51:57 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.228° N, 118.568° 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
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26611 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.615km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.324km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26608 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.314km S of Bodfish, CA · 26608 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26607 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.411km SE of Arvin, CA · 26605 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26605 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26603 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.95km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26603 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.618km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26601 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26600 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.216km ENE of Kernville, CA · 26597 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.925km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26595 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.08km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26595 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.716km S of Arvin, CA · 26594 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 3.416km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26589 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.017km E of Arvin, CA · 26589 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.84km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26589 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.74km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26587 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26587 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.77km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26586 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 4.62km SW of Arvin, CA · 26586 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.915km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26584 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26582 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.119km SW of Lamont, CA · 26582 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 3.018km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26580 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.716km E of Arvin, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.717km E of Arvin, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.418km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 3.05km W of Little Lake, CA · 26577 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.918km E of Arvin, CA · 26573 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.08km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26570 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.717km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26569 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 26569 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.917km NE of Arvin, CA · 26561 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.79km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26558 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 5.413km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 4.121km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 3.116km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26557 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 3.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 4.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 3.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.919km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 3.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 3.517km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 3.016km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 3.119km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 3.015km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.916km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26557 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 3.310km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26618 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.815km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26618 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.59km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26618 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.12km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 26619 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.111km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.017km E of Arvin, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26621 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.922km NE of Arvin, CA · 26622 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.825km NE of Arvin, CA · 26622 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.911km N of Grapevine, CA · 26624 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.25km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26624 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 26625 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26626 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.14km NNW of Lamont, CA · 26626 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.824km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26627 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.815km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26627 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.823km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26627 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.026km E of Oildale, CA · 26627 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.218km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26630 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.021km ENE of Oildale, CA · 26633 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3300243. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.