California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Mar 17, 1953, 5:25 PM GMT-8 (01:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km N of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1953-03-18 01:25:50 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.270° N, 118.601° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
157°
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: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26850 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.61km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CA · 26845 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 26843 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.916km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26842 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.215km S of Little Lake, CA · 26842 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.79km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 26842 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.019km NW of Inyokern, CA · 26842 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.917km S of Bodfish, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.716km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.126km S of Bodfish, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.82km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26837 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26837 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26837 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.68km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26837 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26833 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.714km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.026km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.917km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26825 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.72km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26821 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26819 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.921km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26819 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 3.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26815 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.818km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.99km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26810 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.911km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26809 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 4.720km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26809 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 3.018km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26809 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.922km S of Bodfish, CA · 26809 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 3.95km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26808 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.06km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26808 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.817km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26807 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 3.118km NE of Arvin, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 3.012km E of Arvin, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 3.717km W of Johannesburg, CA · 26806 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 26806 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 3.525km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 3.224km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 3.06km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26804 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 3.122km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26804 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.918km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26803 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.814km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26803 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.817km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26802 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 3.419km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26802 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.923km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26801 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.914km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26800 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.712km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26799 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.811km W of Neenach, CA · 26798 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.918km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26797 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 3.29km W of Mojave, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 4.07km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26852 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.121km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26859 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26859 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.823km ENE of Oildale, CA · 26859 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26859 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.424km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26861 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.414km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26862 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.913km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26862 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.611km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.113km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26866 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.410km W of Grapevine, CA · 26867 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.86km SE of Grapevine, CA · 26868 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26868 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.022km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26869 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.724km NE of Lamont, CA · 26872 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.420km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26872 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.824km E of Oildale, CA · 26872 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26873 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3303087. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.