M3.2 earthquake 20km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Aug 23, 1954, 12:47 PM GMT-7

UTC

1954-08-23 19:47:13 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.281° N, 118.580° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

9

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast20 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmNNW

After

1. 2.718km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 27, 9:37 AM GMT-7 · 26333 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
2. 3.115km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 1, 2:40 AM GMT-7 · 26328 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.813km SSE of Arvin, CAWed, Sep 1, 6:45 AM GMT-7 · 26328 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 2, 9:11 PM GMT-7 · 26326 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 3, 7:34 AM GMT-7 · 26326 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
6. 3.023km S of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 2:24 PM GMT-7 · 26325 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.916km E of Arvin, CASun, Sep 12, 4:20 PM GMT-7 · 26317 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
8. 3.418km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Sep 13, 1:23 AM GMT-7 · 26316 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
9. 3.614km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 16, 7:08 AM GMT-7 · 26313 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
10. 2.922km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 16, 9:51 AM GMT-7 · 26313 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
11. 3.224km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 20, 12:46 AM GMT-7 · 26309 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.914km S of Arvin, CATue, Sep 21, 12:05 PM GMT-7 · 26308 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
13. 2.918km E of Arvin, CASat, Sep 25, 12:18 AM GMT-7 · 26304 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
14. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CASun, Sep 26, 7:39 AM GMT-8 · 26303 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
15. 3.425km S of Bodfish, CASun, Sep 26, 7:44 AM GMT-8 · 26303 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.814km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 27, 5:14 AM GMT-8 · 26302 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.820km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 28, 12:00 AM GMT-8 · 26301 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.916km S of Arvin, CASun, Oct 3, 8:42 AM GMT-8 · 26296 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.814km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 3, 4:09 PM GMT-8 · 26295 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
20. 3.923km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 4, 6:38 PM GMT-8 · 26294 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.819km NNE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 4, 6:40 PM GMT-8 · 26294 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
22. 3.015km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 8, 12:25 AM GMT-8 · 26291 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
23. 3.519km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 14, 2:10 PM GMT-8 · 26285 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
24. 2.618km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Oct 19, 3:50 AM GMT-8 · 26280 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
25. 2.822km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 21, 2:31 PM GMT-8 · 26278 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 3.014km NNE of Lamont, CASun, Aug 22, 6:51 AM GMT-7 · 26338 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
2. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 21, 5:16 AM GMT-7 · 26339 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 3.022km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 19, 4:54 AM GMT-7 · 26341 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.713km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 17, 1:25 PM GMT-7 · 26343 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.922km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 9, 8:00 AM GMT-7 · 26351 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 9, 7:56 AM GMT-7 · 26351 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 3.318km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 9, 7:49 AM GMT-7 · 26351 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
8. 3.418km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 7, 3:33 PM GMT-7 · 26353 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.911km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 7, 5:49 AM GMT-7 · 26353 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 6, 4:59 AM GMT-7 · 26354 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 5, 2:26 PM GMT-7 · 26355 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
12. 3.022km ENE of Oildale, CAThu, Aug 5, 3:28 AM GMT-7 · 26355 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
13. 3.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 1, 7:15 AM GMT-7 · 26359 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.919km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 5:16 AM GMT-7 · 26365 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298424. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.