M5.0 earthquake 7km WNW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

5.0 (ml), moderate

Local time

Sun, May 23, 1954, 4:52 PM GMT-7

UTC

1954-05-23 23:52:43 UTC

Depth

14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.968° N, 119.002° W

Region

California

Strongest shaking

VI, strong shaking

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Strongest estimated

VI, strong shaking

Map

Automatic

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

14

• Lake of the Woods, CaliforniaPopulation 917. Forecast17 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast31 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast123 kmNW

After

1. 2.816km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 24, 1:57 AM GMT-7 · 26420 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
2. 3.72km W of Bodfish, CATue, May 25, 3:48 AM GMT-7 · 26419 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
3. 2.616km SW of Arvin, CAThu, May 27, 2:33 PM GMT-7 · 26416 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
4. 3.020km SW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 1, 2:53 AM GMT-7 · 26412 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.827km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 4, 2:25 PM GMT-7 · 26408 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.722km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 7, 1:58 PM GMT-7 · 26405 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
7. 3.524km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jun 8, 3:57 AM GMT-7 · 26405 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
8. 3.924km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 9, 9:23 PM GMT-7 · 26403 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
9. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 9, 9:33 PM GMT-7 · 26403 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 9, 9:34 PM GMT-7 · 26403 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 12, 4:46 AM GMT-7 · 26400 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.69km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Jun 12, 8:04 AM GMT-7 · 26400 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.721km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 14, 6:27 AM GMT-7 · 26398 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
14. 3.522km ENE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 17, 7:23 AM GMT-7 · 26395 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
15. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 17, 9:02 AM GMT-7 · 26395 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 19, 2:37 PM GMT-7 · 26393 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.815km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:36 AM GMT-7 · 26389 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.512km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 25, 5:25 PM GMT-7 · 26387 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
19. 2.821km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 25, 9:47 PM GMT-7 · 26387 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
20. 3.77km N of Arvin, CASun, Jul 4, 12:13 PM GMT-7 · 26378 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
21. 3.018km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 5, 8:07 AM GMT-7 · 26377 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
22. 2.96km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 6, 11:25 PM GMT-7 · 26376 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.720km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 9, 11:19 PM GMT-7 · 26373 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
24. 2.622km S of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 11, 10:06 AM GMT-7 · 26371 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
25. 3.55km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 15, 3:33 PM GMT-7 · 26367 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
26. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 15, 4:40 PM GMT-7 · 26367 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
27. 2.319km E of Oildale, CAFri, Jul 16, 12:00 AM GMT-7 · 26367 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
28. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 17, 3:12 AM GMT-7 · 26366 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
29. 2.819km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 17, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 26365 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
30. 3.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 18, 6:58 AM GMT-7 · 26364 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
31. 3.224km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 20, 3:47 PM GMT-7 · 26362 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 22, 3:14 AM GMT-7 · 26361 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
33. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 22, 4:29 AM GMT-7 · 26360 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
34. 3.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 22, 11:17 AM GMT-7 · 26360 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

Before

1. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 22, 1:18 PM GMT-7 · 26421 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 11:24 PM GMT-7 · 26422 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
3. 2.818km W of Tehachapi, CATue, May 18, 1:05 AM GMT-7 · 26426 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
4. 2.514km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 17, 6:16 AM GMT-7 · 26426 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CASun, May 16, 10:58 PM GMT-7 · 26427 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
6. 3.020km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 16, 6:46 PM GMT-7 · 26427 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
7. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CASun, May 16, 1:18 AM GMT-7 · 26428 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
8. 3.225km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 13, 4:18 AM GMT-7 · 26430 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
9. 3.526km NE of Lamont, CAThu, May 13, 3:05 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.823km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 13, 1:58 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
11. 3.526km SW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 1:37 PM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
12. 2.725km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 11:47 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.821km SW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 11:24 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.622km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, May 12, 6:08 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
15. 3.225km SW of Bodfish, CATue, May 11, 1:00 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
16. 3.314km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 10, 11:51 PM GMT-7 · 26433 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
17. 3.824km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, May 10, 9:12 PM GMT-7 · 26433 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.813km SE of Arvin, CAMon, May 10, 7:46 PM GMT-7 · 26433 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
19. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, May 10, 7:30 PM GMT-7 · 26433 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
20. 3.08km SE of Bodfish, CASun, May 9, 8:48 PM GMT-7 · 26434 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3299932 (also filed as ushis1937). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.