M2.9 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jan 14, 1953, 4:59 PM GMT-8

UTC

1953-01-15 00:59:01 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.317° N, 118.549° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

115°

Stations used

6

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmN

After

1. 2.64km ESE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 14, 11:23 PM GMT-8 · 26922 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
2. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jan 15, 6:20 AM GMT-8 · 26922 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
3. 3.011km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 15, 9:39 AM GMT-8 · 26922 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
4. 3.19km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 15, 4:43 PM GMT-8 · 26922 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.94km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 16, 9:57 AM GMT-8 · 26921 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.913km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 16, 9:46 PM GMT-8 · 26920 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 17, 1:08 AM GMT-8 · 26920 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
8. 3.224km S of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 18, 8:15 AM GMT-8 · 26919 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
9. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 18, 3:24 PM GMT-8 · 26919 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
10. 3.622km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 18, 5:12 PM GMT-8 · 26919 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
11. 3.224km WSW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 19, 6:47 AM GMT-8 · 26918 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
12. 4.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 20, 12:13 AM GMT-8 · 26917 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.811km SE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 20, 7:03 AM GMT-8 · 26917 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
14. 3.24km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 20, 5:05 PM GMT-8 · 26917 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 20, 7:30 PM GMT-8 · 26916 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
16. 3.116km NE of Oildale, CASun, Jan 25, 4:13 AM GMT-8 · 26912 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
17. 3.011km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 27, 12:31 PM GMT-8 · 26910 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
18. 3.924km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Jan 30, 5:11 AM GMT-8 · 26907 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
19. 3.313km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Jan 30, 7:21 AM GMT-8 · 26907 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
20. 3.312km WNW of Mojave, CAFri, Jan 30, 7:51 PM GMT-8 · 26906 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
21. 3.021km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 30, 11:51 PM GMT-8 · 26906 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
22. 3.27km WNW of Mojave, CASat, Jan 31, 1:19 AM GMT-8 · 26906 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
23. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 31, 2:27 PM GMT-8 · 26906 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
24. 3.014km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 31, 4:51 PM GMT-8 · 26906 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
25. 2.817km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 1, 7:00 AM GMT-8 · 26905 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
26. 3.120km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 1, 1:48 PM GMT-8 · 26905 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
27. 4.025km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 3, 10:58 PM GMT-8 · 26902 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
28. 3.124km SW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 4, 8:05 PM GMT-8 · 26901 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
29. 3.124km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 4, 10:30 PM GMT-8 · 26901 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.74km SE of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 8, 12:43 PM GMT-8 · 26898 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
31. 2.816km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:38 AM GMT-8 · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
32. 3.824km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 9, 6:44 AM GMT-8 · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
33. 3.114km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 10, 9:25 PM GMT-8 · 26895 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
34. 3.020km NNE of Lamont, CAWed, Feb 11, 1:16 AM GMT-8 · 26895 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
35. 3.027km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 11, 2:03 AM GMT-8 · 26895 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.919km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 12, 5:04 AM GMT-8 · 26894 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
37. 2.816km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 12, 5:32 AM GMT-8 · 26894 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
38. 2.916km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 13, 3:53 AM GMT-8 · 26893 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
39. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 13, 5:16 PM GMT-8 · 26893 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
40. 2.99km SE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 14, 2:08 AM GMT-8 · 26892 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
41. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Feb 14, 2:06 PM GMT-8 · 26892 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
42. 3.318km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 15, 12:11 AM GMT-8 · 26891 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
43. 3.820km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 15, 12:59 PM GMT-8 · 26891 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
44. 3.622km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 15, 1:04 PM GMT-8 · 26891 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
45. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 15, 5:29 PM GMT-8 · 26891 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
46. 3.013km SE of Maricopa, CASun, Feb 15, 11:55 PM GMT-8 · 26890 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
47. 2.724km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 16, 12:48 PM GMT-8 · 26890 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
48. 3.023km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 16, 10:50 PM GMT-8 · 26889 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
49. 3.115km E of Arvin, CATue, Feb 17, 1:04 AM GMT-8 · 26889 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
50. 3.020km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 17, 3:56 AM GMT-8 · 26889 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
51. 2.97km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 17, 8:45 PM GMT-8 · 26888 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
52. 3.018km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Feb 18, 9:45 AM GMT-8 · 26888 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
53. 4.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 19, 12:12 AM GMT-8 · 26887 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
54. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 19, 12:40 AM GMT-8 · 26887 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
55. 3.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 19, 7:51 PM GMT-8 · 26886 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
56. 3.320km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 20, 3:47 PM GMT-8 · 26886 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
57. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 20, 5:14 PM GMT-8 · 26886 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
58. 3.218km ENE of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 21, 12:35 PM GMT-8 · 26885 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
59. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Feb 21, 2:31 PM GMT-8 · 26885 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
60. 3.010km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 22, 5:43 AM GMT-8 · 26884 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

1. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Jan 14, 3:50 PM GMT-8 · 26923 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
2. 3.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 8:54 PM GMT-8 · 26925 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 3.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 2:17 PM GMT-8 · 26927 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.923km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 9, 4:41 PM GMT-8 · 26928 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
5. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 9, 3:52 AM GMT-8 · 26928 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.624km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:24 AM GMT-8 · 26930 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
7. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 6, 1:53 PM GMT-8 · 26931 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.924km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 5, 2:28 AM GMT-8 · 26932 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.719km SSW of Lamont, CASat, Jan 3, 5:56 AM GMT-8 · 26934 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.710km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 3, 4:38 AM GMT-8 · 26934 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 2, 4:27 PM GMT-8 · 26935 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
12. 3.615km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 31, 7:05 PM GMT-8 · 26936 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
13. 3.521km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 30, 1:34 PM GMT-8 · 26938 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
14. 3.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 29, 2:35 AM GMT-8 · 26939 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
15. 3.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 27, 4:50 PM GMT-8 · 26941 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.625km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 27, 9:15 AM GMT-8 · 26941 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
17. 3.121km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 27, 6:54 AM GMT-8 · 26941 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
18. 4.013km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 26, 10:09 AM GMT-8 · 26942 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.98km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 25, 1:48 PM GMT-8 · 26943 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
20. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 25, 6:44 AM GMT-8 · 26943 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3308553. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC.