M2.8 earthquake 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Aug 9, 1954, 7:56 AM GMT-7

UTC

1954-08-09 14:56:50 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.294° N, 118.570° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.40

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

119°

Stations used

7

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast16 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast141 kmNNW

After

1. 2.922km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 9, 8:00 AM GMT-7 · 26342 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.713km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 17, 1:25 PM GMT-7 · 26334 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
3. 3.022km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 19, 4:54 AM GMT-7 · 26332 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 21, 5:16 AM GMT-7 · 26330 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
5. 3.014km NNE of Lamont, CASun, Aug 22, 6:51 AM GMT-7 · 26329 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
6. 3.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 23, 12:47 PM GMT-7 · 26328 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.718km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 27, 9:37 AM GMT-7 · 26324 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
8. 3.115km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 1, 2:40 AM GMT-7 · 26319 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.813km SSE of Arvin, CAWed, Sep 1, 6:45 AM GMT-7 · 26319 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
10. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 2, 9:11 PM GMT-7 · 26317 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 3, 7:34 AM GMT-7 · 26317 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
12. 3.023km S of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 2:24 PM GMT-7 · 26315 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.916km E of Arvin, CASun, Sep 12, 4:20 PM GMT-7 · 26307 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
14. 3.418km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Sep 13, 1:23 AM GMT-7 · 26307 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
15. 3.614km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 16, 7:08 AM GMT-7 · 26304 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
16. 2.922km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 16, 9:51 AM GMT-7 · 26304 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
17. 3.224km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 20, 12:46 AM GMT-7 · 26300 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.914km S of Arvin, CATue, Sep 21, 12:05 PM GMT-7 · 26299 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.918km E of Arvin, CASat, Sep 25, 12:18 AM GMT-7 · 26295 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CASun, Sep 26, 7:39 AM GMT-8 · 26294 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
21. 3.425km S of Bodfish, CASun, Sep 26, 7:44 AM GMT-8 · 26294 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
22. 2.814km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 27, 5:14 AM GMT-8 · 26293 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
23. 2.820km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 28, 12:00 AM GMT-8 · 26292 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.916km S of Arvin, CASun, Oct 3, 8:42 AM GMT-8 · 26287 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
25. 2.814km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 3, 4:09 PM GMT-8 · 26286 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
26. 3.923km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 4, 6:38 PM GMT-8 · 26285 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.819km NNE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 4, 6:40 PM GMT-8 · 26285 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
28. 3.015km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 8, 12:25 AM GMT-8 · 26282 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

Before

1. 3.318km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 9, 7:49 AM GMT-7 · 26342 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
2. 3.418km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 7, 3:33 PM GMT-7 · 26343 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.911km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 7, 5:49 AM GMT-7 · 26344 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 6, 4:59 AM GMT-7 · 26345 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 5, 2:26 PM GMT-7 · 26345 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
6. 3.022km ENE of Oildale, CAThu, Aug 5, 3:28 AM GMT-7 · 26346 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
7. 3.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 1, 7:15 AM GMT-7 · 26350 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.919km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 5:16 AM GMT-7 · 26356 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.512km SSW of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 23, 4:57 AM GMT-7 · 26359 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
10. 3.313km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 23, 4:28 AM GMT-7 · 26359 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
11. 3.112km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 23, 4:15 AM GMT-7 · 26359 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
12. 3.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 22, 11:17 AM GMT-7 · 26360 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 22, 4:29 AM GMT-7 · 26360 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 22, 3:14 AM GMT-7 · 26360 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
15. 3.224km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 20, 3:47 PM GMT-7 · 26361 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 3.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 18, 6:58 AM GMT-7 · 26364 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.819km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 17, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 26365 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 17, 3:12 AM GMT-7 · 26365 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.319km E of Oildale, CAFri, Jul 16, 12:00 AM GMT-7 · 26366 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 15, 4:40 PM GMT-7 · 26366 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298077. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.