California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 18km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 18km N of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Nov 29, 1953, 11:22 PM GMT-8 (07:22 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
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1953-11-30 07:22:53 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.293° N, 118.478° 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
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26602 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.216km ENE of Kernville, CA · 26599 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.925km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26597 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.08km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26597 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.716km S of Arvin, CA · 26595 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.416km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26591 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.017km E of Arvin, CA · 26591 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.84km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26590 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.74km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26589 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26588 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.77km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26588 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.62km SW of Arvin, CA · 26587 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.711km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 26587 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.915km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26585 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26584 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.119km SW of Lamont, CA · 26584 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.018km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26582 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.716km E of Arvin, CA · 26581 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.717km E of Arvin, CA · 26580 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.418km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.05km W of Little Lake, CA · 26578 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.918km E of Arvin, CA · 26575 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 3.08km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26572 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.717km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26571 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 26571 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 3.522km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 26564 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.917km NE of Arvin, CA · 26562 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.79km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26559 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 5.413km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 4.121km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 3.116km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26559 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 3.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 4.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 3.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.919km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 3.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 3.517km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 3.016km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 3.119km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 3.015km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26559 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.916km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26558 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 3.310km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.54km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 3.217km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 3.717km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 3.417km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 3.321km E of Maricopa, CA · 26558 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 3.317km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26558 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.95km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26604 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26604 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26606 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.411km SE of Arvin, CA · 26607 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26608 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.314km S of Bodfish, CA · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.324km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26609 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.615km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26611 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26611 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26612 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.615km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26617 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26619 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.815km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.59km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.12km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 26620 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.111km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26621 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.017km E of Arvin, CA · 26622 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26623 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.922km NE of Arvin, CA · 26623 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.825km NE of Arvin, CA · 26623 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3300268. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.