California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8km W of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Apr 1, 1953, 9:17 PM GMT-8 (05:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 11km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1953-04-02 05:17:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.140° N, 118.541° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
175°
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: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26841 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.714km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26838 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26838 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.026km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 26838 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 26838 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.917km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26834 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.72km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26829 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.911km S of Littlerock, CA · 26827 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26827 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.921km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26827 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26824 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.818km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26821 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26820 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.99km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26818 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.911km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26818 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.720km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26817 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.018km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26817 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.922km S of Bodfish, CA · 26817 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 3.95km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26816 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 3.06km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26816 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.817km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26815 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.118km NE of Arvin, CA · 26815 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.012km E of Arvin, CA · 26815 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.717km W of Johannesburg, CA · 26814 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 26814 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.525km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26813 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 3.224km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26813 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26813 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 3.06km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 3.122km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26812 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.918km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26811 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.814km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26811 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.817km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26810 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 3.419km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26810 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.923km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26809 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.914km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26809 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.712km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.811km W of Neenach, CA · 26806 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.918km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CA · 26804 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26804 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 3.29km W of Mojave, CA · 26804 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 3.414km S of Tehachapi, CA · 26803 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.819km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26802 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 3.417km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26802 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 3.026km E of Oildale, CA · 26802 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.811km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26801 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.724km NE of Arvin, CA · 26800 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 3.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26800 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.920km E of Oildale, CA · 26799 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 3.515km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.913km S of Bodfish, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 3.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 3.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26798 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 3.123km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26797 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 26797 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 3.823km NE of Lamont, CA · 26795 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 4.217km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26794 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26845 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26845 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26845 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.82km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26848 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.126km S of Bodfish, CA · 26848 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 26848 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.716km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26848 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.917km S of Bodfish, CA · 26848 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.019km NW of Inyokern, CA · 26850 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.79km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 26850 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.215km S of Little Lake, CA · 26850 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.916km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26851 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 26852 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CA · 26853 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.61km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26854 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 26854 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.06km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26858 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.021km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26860 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.518km NW of Ojai, CA · 26860 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.07km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26860 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3303121. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.