California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Feb 25, 1953, 12:03 AM GMT-8 (08:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 24km NE of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1953-02-25 08:03:02 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.311° N, 118.534° 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
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
89°
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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.824km E of Oildale, CA · 26872 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.420km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26872 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.724km NE of Lamont, CA · 26872 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.022km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26869 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26868 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.86km SE of Grapevine, CA · 26868 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.410km W of Grapevine, CA · 26867 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.113km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26866 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.611km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.913km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26862 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.414km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26862 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.424km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26861 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26859 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.823km ENE of Oildale, CA · 26859 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26859 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.121km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26859 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.07km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26852 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.021km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26852 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 3.06km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26850 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 3.61km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CA · 26845 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 26843 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.916km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26842 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 3.215km S of Little Lake, CA · 26842 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 3.79km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 26842 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.019km NW of Inyokern, CA · 26842 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.917km S of Bodfish, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.716km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 3.126km S of Bodfish, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 3.116km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 26840 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.82km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26837 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26837 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26837 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.68km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26837 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26833 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 3.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.714km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 3.026km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 3.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.917km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26825 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.72km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26821 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26819 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.921km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26819 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 3.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26815 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.222km E of Oildale, CA · 26873 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.122km SE of Arvin, CA · 26874 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.412km E of Bakersfield, CA · 26874 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.010km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26875 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26876 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.218km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26876 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26877 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.320km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26877 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26878 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26879 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26879 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.018km NE of Lamont, CA · 26879 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.97km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26880 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26880 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.115km E of Arvin, CA · 26880 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.023km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.013km SE of Maricopa, CA · 26882 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26882 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26882 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3302233. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.