California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Apr 1, 1953, 3:58 AM GMT-8 (11:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17km SSW of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1953-04-01 11:58:49 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.304° N, 118.549° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26837 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.68km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26833 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.714km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.026km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 26829 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.917km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26825 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.72km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26820 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26819 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.921km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26818 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26815 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.818km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.99km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26809 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.911km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26809 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.720km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26809 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.018km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26809 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.922km S of Bodfish, CA · 26808 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 3.95km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 3.06km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.817km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26807 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.118km NE of Arvin, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.012km E of Arvin, CA · 26806 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 3.717km W of Johannesburg, CA · 26806 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 26806 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 3.525km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 3.224km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.06km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26804 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 3.122km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26803 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.918km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26802 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.814km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26802 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.817km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26802 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 3.419km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26801 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.923km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26801 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.914km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26800 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.712km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.811km W of Neenach, CA · 26798 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.918km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 3.29km W of Mojave, CA · 26795 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 3.414km S of Tehachapi, CA · 26794 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.819km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26794 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.417km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26793 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 3.026km E of Oildale, CA · 26793 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.811km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26792 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.724km NE of Arvin, CA · 26792 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 3.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26791 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.920km E of Oildale, CA · 26791 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 3.515km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 26790 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.913km S of Bodfish, CA · 26790 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 3.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26790 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26789 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 3.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26789 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 3.123km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26789 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 26788 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.82km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.116km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 26839 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.126km S of Bodfish, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.716km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.917km S of Bodfish, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.019km NW of Inyokern, CA · 26842 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.79km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 26842 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.215km S of Little Lake, CA · 26842 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.916km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26842 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 26843 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CA · 26845 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.61km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.06km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26850 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.021km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26851 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.07km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26852 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.121km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3303118. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.