California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 14km WSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 14km WSW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Apr 8, 1953, 6:42 AM GMT-8 (14:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 25km SSW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Stallion Springs 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1953-04-08 14:42:42 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.077° N, 118.588° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.026km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 26829 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.917km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26825 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.72km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26820 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.911km S of Littlerock, CA · 26819 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26819 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.921km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26818 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26815 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.818km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.99km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26809 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.911km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26809 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.720km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26809 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.018km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26809 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.922km S of Bodfish, CA · 26808 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.95km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.06km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.817km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26807 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.118km NE of Arvin, CA · 26807 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 3.012km E of Arvin, CA · 26806 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.717km W of Johannesburg, CA · 26806 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 26806 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 3.525km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.224km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.06km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26804 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 3.122km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26803 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.918km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26802 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.814km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26802 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.817km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26802 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 3.419km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26801 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.923km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26801 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.914km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26800 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.712km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.811km W of Neenach, CA · 26798 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.918km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 3.29km W of Mojave, CA · 26795 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 3.414km S of Tehachapi, CA · 26794 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.819km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26794 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 3.417km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26793 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 3.026km E of Oildale, CA · 26793 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.811km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26792 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.724km NE of Arvin, CA · 26792 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 3.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26791 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.920km E of Oildale, CA · 26791 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 3.515km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 26790 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.913km S of Bodfish, CA · 26790 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 3.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26790 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26789 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 3.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26789 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 3.123km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26789 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 26788 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 3.823km NE of Lamont, CA · 26787 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 4.217km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26785 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 3.223km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26785 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.625km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26784 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26784 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 3.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26830 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26833 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.68km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26836 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26837 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26837 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.82km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.126km S of Bodfish, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.716km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26839 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.917km S of Bodfish, CA · 26840 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.019km NW of Inyokern, CA · 26841 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.79km NNW of Inyokern, CA · 26842 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.916km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26842 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 26843 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CA · 26845 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.61km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.15km S of Lake View Terrace, CA · 26849 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.06km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26850 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3303126. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.