California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, May 16, 1953, 5:44 PM GMT-7 (00:44 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1953-05-17 00:44:22 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.296° N, 118.582° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.920km E of Oildale, CA · 26799 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.515km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.913km S of Bodfish, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26798 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26798 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.123km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26797 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 26796 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.823km NE of Lamont, CA · 26795 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.217km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26793 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.223km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26793 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.625km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26793 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26792 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.126km NE of Arvin, CA · 26792 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.811km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26792 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.911km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26791 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26791 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.517km E of Maricopa, CA · 26787 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.713km N of Grapevine, CA · 26786 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.915km N of Grapevine, CA · 26786 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26786 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.015km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 26786 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.112km N of Grapevine, CA · 26785 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.816km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26785 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.38km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26785 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.720km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26784 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 3.412km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26784 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.820km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26782 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 3.46km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26780 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.921km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26779 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.920km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26778 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26777 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.825km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26776 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.912km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26775 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.310km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 26775 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26775 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.922km NE of Arvin, CA · 26774 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.718km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26770 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 3.116km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26770 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 3.018km E of Arvin, CA · 26769 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.913km SE of Arvin, CA · 26768 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.37km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26767 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 3.310km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26767 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 4.321km S of Bodfish, CA · 26765 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.618km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26764 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 26764 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.418km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26764 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 3.922km E of Maricopa, CA · 26764 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 3.420km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26764 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.734km W of Coso Junction, CA · 26764 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.813km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26763 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 3.415km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 26762 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 3.122km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26762 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.97km N of Grapevine, CA · 26760 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.010km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26760 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26759 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.935km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26757 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 3.125km NE of Arvin, CA · 26756 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 3.415km W of Johannesburg, CA · 26754 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 26751 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.724km NE of Arvin, CA · 26800 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.811km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26801 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.026km E of Oildale, CA · 26801 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.417km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26802 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.819km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26802 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.414km S of Tehachapi, CA · 26803 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.29km W of Mojave, CA · 26804 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26804 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CA · 26804 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.918km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26805 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.811km W of Neenach, CA · 26806 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.712km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26806 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.914km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26808 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.923km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26809 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.419km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26810 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.817km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26810 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.814km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26811 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.918km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26811 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.122km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26812 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.06km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26812 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3303991. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.