California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 20km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20km N of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Feb 1, 1953, 1:48 PM GMT-8 (21:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 25km NE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Golden Hills 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1953-02-01 21:48:29 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.312° N, 118.481° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.025km NE of Arvin, CA · 26893 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.124km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26892 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.124km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26892 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.74km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 26888 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.816km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26888 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.824km NE of Arvin, CA · 26888 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.114km NE of Arvin, CA · 26886 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.020km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26886 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.027km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26886 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26885 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26885 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.916km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26884 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26883 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.99km SE of Arvin, CA · 26883 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26882 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.318km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26882 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.820km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.013km SE of Maricopa, CA · 26881 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 26880 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.023km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26880 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.115km E of Arvin, CA · 26880 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26880 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.97km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26879 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 3.018km NE of Lamont, CA · 26879 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 4.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26878 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26878 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 3.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26877 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.320km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26876 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26876 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 3.218km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26875 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26875 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 3.010km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26875 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.412km E of Bakersfield, CA · 26874 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 3.122km SE of Arvin, CA · 26873 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.222km E of Oildale, CA · 26872 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 3.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26872 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.824km E of Oildale, CA · 26871 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 3.420km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 26871 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 3.724km NE of Lamont, CA · 26871 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 3.022km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26868 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 3.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26868 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.86km SE of Grapevine, CA · 26867 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 3.410km W of Grapevine, CA · 26866 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 3.113km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26865 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 3.611km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 26864 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.913km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26862 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 3.414km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26861 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.424km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26861 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26859 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.823km ENE of Oildale, CA · 26858 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.121km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26858 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26857 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 4.07km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26852 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.021km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26851 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 3.06km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26849 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 26846 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.817km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26896 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.014km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26896 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.324km S of Bodfish, CA · 26896 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.27km WNW of Mojave, CA · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.021km NE of Arvin, CA · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.312km WNW of Mojave, CA · 26897 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.313km SW of Lamont, CA · 26898 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 26898 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.011km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26900 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.116km NE of Oildale, CA · 26903 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26907 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.24km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26907 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.811km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.224km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 26909 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.224km S of Bodfish, CA · 26910 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26911 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.913km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26911 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3317490. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.