California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Dec 18, 1953, 5:09 PM GMT-8 (01:09 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1953-12-19 01:09:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.310° N, 118.521° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.119km SW of Lamont, CA · 26583 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.018km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26581 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.716km E of Arvin, CA · 26580 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.717km E of Arvin, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.418km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.05km W of Little Lake, CA · 26577 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.918km E of Arvin, CA · 26574 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.08km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26571 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.717km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26570 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 26570 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.522km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 26563 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.917km NE of Arvin, CA · 26561 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.79km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26558 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 5.413km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.121km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.116km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26558 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 4.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 3.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.919km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.517km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 3.016km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.119km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.015km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.916km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26557 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 3.310km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.54km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 3.217km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 3.717km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 3.417km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 3.321km E of Maricopa, CA · 26557 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 3.317km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26557 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26557 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26556 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.716km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26556 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.818km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26555 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.727km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26555 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26554 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.816km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26554 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 3.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26553 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 3.225km S of Bodfish, CA · 26551 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 3.08km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26550 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 3.111km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26548 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 3.010km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26547 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.64km NNE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26544 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 5.012km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26543 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.915km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26584 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.711km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 26586 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.62km SW of Arvin, CA · 26586 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.77km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26587 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26587 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.74km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26588 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.84km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26589 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.017km E of Arvin, CA · 26590 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.416km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26590 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.716km S of Arvin, CA · 26594 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.08km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26596 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.925km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26596 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.216km ENE of Kernville, CA · 26598 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26601 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.618km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26602 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.95km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26603 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26604 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26605 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.411km SE of Arvin, CA · 26606 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 3.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26607 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3300299. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.