M3.3 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.3 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Nov 23, 1953, 9:57 AM GMT-8

UTC

1953-11-23 17:57:14 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.326° N, 118.572° 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

±0.14

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

13

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmNNW

After

1. 4.314km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 23, 12:39 PM GMT-8 · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 3.627km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 24, 2:49 AM GMT-8 · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 3.411km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 25, 6:14 PM GMT-8 · 26607 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
4. 4.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 26, 8:19 AM GMT-8 · 26606 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
5. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 28, 2:17 AM GMT-8 · 26605 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.95km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 28, 2:59 AM GMT-8 · 26605 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
7. 3.618km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 29, 11:22 PM GMT-8 · 26603 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
8. 3.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:26 PM GMT-8 · 26602 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 3.216km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 3, 4:22 PM GMT-8 · 26599 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.925km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 5, 4:50 PM GMT-8 · 26597 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
11. 3.08km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Dec 5, 8:28 PM GMT-8 · 26597 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.716km S of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 7, 6:14 AM GMT-8 · 26596 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
13. 3.416km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 11, 4:59 PM GMT-8 · 26591 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
14. 3.017km E of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 11, 7:38 PM GMT-8 · 26591 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.84km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 12, 3:17 PM GMT-8 · 26590 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.74km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 14, 12:05 AM GMT-8 · 26589 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 14, 8:13 AM GMT-8 · 26588 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.77km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 14, 10:40 PM GMT-8 · 26588 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
19. 4.62km SW of Arvin, CATue, Dec 15, 4:44 AM GMT-8 · 26588 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
20. 2.711km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Dec 15, 11:03 PM GMT-8 · 26587 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
21. 2.915km SSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 17, 8:51 AM GMT-8 · 26585 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
22. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 18, 5:09 PM GMT-8 · 26584 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
23. 3.119km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Dec 18, 10:55 PM GMT-8 · 26584 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
24. 3.018km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 20, 9:27 PM GMT-8 · 26582 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.716km E of Arvin, CATue, Dec 22, 1:36 AM GMT-8 · 26581 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.717km E of Arvin, CATue, Dec 22, 4:20 AM GMT-8 · 26581 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
27. 3.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 23, 12:35 PM GMT-8 · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
28. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 23, 3:33 PM GMT-8 · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
29. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 23, 7:21 PM GMT-8 · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
30. 2.418km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 24, 6:40 AM GMT-8 · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
31. 3.05km W of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 24, 7:54 AM GMT-8 · 26578 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
32. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 24, 11:29 AM GMT-8 · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
33. 3.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 24, 11:31 AM GMT-8 · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.918km E of Arvin, CASun, Dec 27, 5:06 PM GMT-8 · 26575 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
35. 3.08km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 30, 10:56 PM GMT-8 · 26572 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
36. 2.717km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 31, 11:13 PM GMT-8 · 26571 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
37. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Jan 1, 12:55 AM GMT-8 · 26571 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
38. 3.522km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 7, 8:08 AM GMT-8 · 26564 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
39. 2.917km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 9, 3:22 AM GMT-8 · 26563 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.79km WNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 12, 3:02 AM GMT-8 · 26560 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
41. 5.413km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 12, 3:33 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
42. 4.121km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 12, 3:40 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
43. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 12, 3:49 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
44. 3.116km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 12, 3:50 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
45. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 12, 4:14 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
46. 3.520km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 12, 4:54 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
47. 4.618km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 12, 5:45 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
48. 3.115km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 12, 6:32 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
49. 2.919km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 12, 6:52 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
50. 3.616km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 12, 7:18 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
51. 3.517km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 12, 8:14 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
52. 3.016km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 12, 8:51 PM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
53. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:11 AM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
54. 3.119km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:13 AM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
55. 3.015km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:12 AM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
56. 2.916km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 13, 2:28 AM GMT-8 · 26559 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
57. 3.310km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:40 AM GMT-8 · 26558 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
58. 2.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:43 PM GMT-8 · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
59. 2.54km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:13 PM GMT-8 · 26558 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
60. 3.217km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:47 PM GMT-8 · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

1. 2.615km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 21, 11:16 PM GMT-8 · 26611 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 21, 8:50 PM GMT-8 · 26611 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Nov 20, 3:00 AM GMT-8 · 26613 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.615km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 15, 6:51 PM GMT-8 · 26617 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
5. 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 13, 5:04 AM GMT-8 · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.815km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Nov 13, 1:50 AM GMT-8 · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.59km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 12, 6:49 PM GMT-8 · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
8. 3.12km WNW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 12, 10:32 AM GMT-8 · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
9. 3.111km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 11, 1:52 PM GMT-8 · 26621 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 3.017km E of Arvin, CATue, Nov 10, 4:49 PM GMT-8 · 26622 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
11. 3.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 9, 11:28 PM GMT-8 · 26623 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.922km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 9, 10:02 AM GMT-8 · 26623 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.825km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 9, 9:25 AM GMT-8 · 26623 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.911km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 6, 9:48 PM GMT-8 · 26626 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
15. 3.25km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 6, 9:44 PM GMT-8 · 26626 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Nov 6, 5:00 AM GMT-8 · 26627 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 5, 4:40 AM GMT-8 · 26628 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
18. 3.14km NNW of Lamont, CAThu, Nov 5, 3:57 AM GMT-8 · 26628 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.824km ENE of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 4, 1:14 PM GMT-8 · 26628 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.815km ESE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 4, 5:19 AM GMT-8 · 26629 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3300250. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.