M3.4 earthquake 15km SE of Olancha, CA
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 15km SE of Olancha, CA on Fri, Nov 26, 1954, 6:33 PM GMT-8 (02:33 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 22km N of Independence, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1954-11-27 02:33:18 UTC
- Depth
- 1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.188° N, 117.879° W
- Region
- California
- 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 3.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 281°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.25km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 26194 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.126km ESE of Kernville, CA · 26191 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.822km N of Independence, CA · 26177 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.821km NNE of Independence, CA · 26177 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298621. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.