M3.0 earthquake 20km NNW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, May 16, 1954, 6:46 PM GMT-7

UTC

1954-05-17 01:46:46 UTC

Depth

10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.101° N, 119.026° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

10

• Weedpatch, CaliforniaPopulation 2,658. Forecast18 kmSSW
• Lamont, CaliforniaPopulation 15,120. Forecast20 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast30 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast137 kmNNW

After

1. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CASun, May 16, 10:58 PM GMT-7 · 26426 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.514km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 17, 6:16 AM GMT-7 · 26426 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.818km W of Tehachapi, CATue, May 18, 1:05 AM GMT-7 · 26425 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 11:24 PM GMT-7 · 26421 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 22, 1:18 PM GMT-7 · 26421 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
6. 5.07km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 23, 4:52 PM GMT-7 · 26419 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.816km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 24, 1:57 AM GMT-7 · 26419 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
8. 3.72km W of Bodfish, CATue, May 25, 3:48 AM GMT-7 · 26418 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.616km SW of Arvin, CAThu, May 27, 2:33 PM GMT-7 · 26416 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
10. 3.020km SW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 1, 2:53 AM GMT-7 · 26411 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.827km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 4, 2:25 PM GMT-7 · 26408 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
12. 2.722km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 7, 1:58 PM GMT-7 · 26405 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
13. 3.524km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jun 8, 3:57 AM GMT-7 · 26404 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
14. 3.924km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 9, 9:23 PM GMT-7 · 26402 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
15. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 9, 9:33 PM GMT-7 · 26402 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 9, 9:34 PM GMT-7 · 26402 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 12, 4:46 AM GMT-7 · 26400 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.69km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Jun 12, 8:04 AM GMT-7 · 26400 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.721km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 14, 6:27 AM GMT-7 · 26398 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
20. 3.522km ENE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 17, 7:23 AM GMT-7 · 26395 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
21. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 17, 9:02 AM GMT-7 · 26395 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
22. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 19, 2:37 PM GMT-7 · 26393 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
23. 2.815km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:36 AM GMT-7 · 26388 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
24. 2.512km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 25, 5:25 PM GMT-7 · 26386 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
25. 2.821km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 25, 9:47 PM GMT-7 · 26386 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
26. 3.77km N of Arvin, CASun, Jul 4, 12:13 PM GMT-7 · 26378 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
27. 3.018km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 5, 8:07 AM GMT-7 · 26377 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.96km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 6, 11:25 PM GMT-7 · 26375 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
29. 2.720km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 9, 11:19 PM GMT-7 · 26372 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
30. 2.622km S of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 11, 10:06 AM GMT-7 · 26371 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
31. 3.55km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 15, 3:33 PM GMT-7 · 26367 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
32. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 15, 4:40 PM GMT-7 · 26366 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CASun, May 16, 1:18 AM GMT-7 · 26427 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
2. 3.225km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 13, 4:18 AM GMT-7 · 26430 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
3. 3.526km NE of Lamont, CAThu, May 13, 3:05 AM GMT-7 · 26430 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.823km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 13, 1:58 AM GMT-7 · 26430 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
5. 3.526km SW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 1:37 PM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.725km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 11:47 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
7. 2.821km SW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 11:24 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.622km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, May 12, 6:08 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
9. 3.225km SW of Bodfish, CATue, May 11, 1:00 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
10. 3.314km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 10, 11:51 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
11. 3.824km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, May 10, 9:12 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
12. 2.813km SE of Arvin, CAMon, May 10, 7:46 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, May 10, 7:30 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
14. 3.08km SE of Bodfish, CASun, May 9, 8:48 PM GMT-7 · 26433 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.919km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 9, 3:37 PM GMT-7 · 26434 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
16. 3.414km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 9, 2:36 PM GMT-7 · 26434 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
17. 2.821km SW of Lamont, CASat, May 8, 12:14 PM GMT-7 · 26435 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 5, 10:53 PM GMT-7 · 26437 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
19. 2.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 5, 10:49 PM GMT-7 · 26437 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
20. 3.621km SW of Lamont, CAWed, May 5, 8:01 PM GMT-7 · 26437 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3299902. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.