California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 11km SW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11km SW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Mar 4, 1953, 11:52 AM GMT-8 (19:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 20km ENE of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1953-03-04 19:52:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.052° N, 118.515° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26868 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.414km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26868 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.424km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26868 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.823km ENE of Oildale, CA · 26865 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.121km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26864 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.07km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.518km NW of Ojai, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.021km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.06km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26856 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.15km S of Lake View Terrace, CA · 26856 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 26852 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.61km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26852 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CA · 26851 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 26850 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.916km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26849 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.215km S of Little Lake, CA · 26848 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.79km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 26848 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.019km NW of Inyokern, CA · 26848 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.917km S of Bodfish, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.82km N of Glendale, CA · 26846 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.716km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 3.126km S of Bodfish, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.82km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26843 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26843 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26843 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.68km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26843 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 3.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.714km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 3.026km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 3.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.917km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26831 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.72km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26827 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.911km S of Littlerock, CA · 26825 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26825 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.921km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26825 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 3.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26822 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.818km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26818 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26818 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.99km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26816 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.911km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26815 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 4.720km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26815 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 3.018km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26815 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.922km S of Bodfish, CA · 26815 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 3.95km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26814 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 3.06km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26814 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.817km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26813 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 3.118km NE of Arvin, CA · 26813 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 3.012km E of Arvin, CA · 26813 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 3.717km W of Johannesburg, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 3.525km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26811 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 3.224km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26811 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26811 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26871 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.113km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26872 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.410km W of Grapevine, CA · 26873 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.86km SE of Grapevine, CA · 26874 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26874 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.022km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26875 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.724km NE of Lamont, CA · 26878 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.420km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26878 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.824km E of Oildale, CA · 26878 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26879 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.222km E of Oildale, CA · 26879 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.122km SE of Arvin, CA · 26880 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.412km E of Bakersfield, CA · 26880 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.010km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26882 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.218km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26882 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26883 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.320km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26883 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26884 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26885 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3302243. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.