California earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 7km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Mar 17, 1953, 8:15 AM GMT-8 (16:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

Golden Hills forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1953-03-17 16:15:16 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.191° N, 118.485° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.021km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.06km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26856 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 26852 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.61km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26852 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CA · 26851 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 26850 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.916km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26849 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.215km S of Little Lake, CA · 26848 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.79km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 26848 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.019km NW of Inyokern, CA · 26848 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.917km S of Bodfish, CA · 26847 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.716km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.126km S of Bodfish, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.82km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26844 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26843 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26843 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.68km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26843 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26837 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.714km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.026km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 3.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.917km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26832 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.72km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26827 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.911km S of Littlerock, CA · 26825 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26825 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.921km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26825 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 3.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26822 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.818km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26819 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26819 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.99km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26816 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.911km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26816 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 4.720km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26815 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 3.018km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26815 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.922km S of Bodfish, CA · 26815 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 3.95km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26814 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 3.06km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26814 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.817km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26813 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 3.118km NE of Arvin, CA · 26813 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 3.012km E of Arvin, CA · 26813 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 3.717km W of Johannesburg, CA · 26813 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 3.525km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26811 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.224km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26811 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26811 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 3.06km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26811 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 3.122km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26810 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.918km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26809 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.814km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26809 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.817km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26808 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 3.419km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26808 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.923km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26807 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.914km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.712km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.811km W of Neenach, CA · 26804 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.918km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26803 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CA · 26802 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26864 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.121km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.823km ENE of Oildale, CA · 26865 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.424km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26868 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.414km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26868 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.913km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26868 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.611km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 26871 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26871 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.113km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26872 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.410km W of Grapevine, CA · 26873 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.86km SE of Grapevine, CA · 26874 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26874 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.022km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26875 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.724km NE of Lamont, CA · 26878 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.420km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26878 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.824km E of Oildale, CA · 26878 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26879 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.222km E of Oildale, CA · 26879 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3303085. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.