M2.7 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 19, 1954, 6:33 AM GMT-8

UTC

1954-12-19 14:33:25 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.346° N, 118.546° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

10

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmN

After

1. 2.625km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 19, 10:53 PM GMT-8 · 26209 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.815km NE of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 20, 2:16 AM GMT-8 · 26209 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.520km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 21, 10:32 PM GMT-8 · 26207 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
4. 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 25, 9:27 PM GMT-8 · 26203 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.727km NE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 26, 2:54 AM GMT-8 · 26203 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.827km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 26, 3:20 PM GMT-8 · 26202 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.814km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 27, 11:40 AM GMT-8 · 26202 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.910km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 29, 7:03 AM GMT-8 · 26200 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.922km ENE of Oildale, CAWed, Dec 29, 10:08 PM GMT-8 · 26199 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
10. 3.25km NNE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 3, 8:47 PM GMT-8 · 26194 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
11. 3.126km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 6, 7:36 PM GMT-8 · 26191 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
12. 4.36km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 14, 5:03 PM GMT-8 · 26183 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
13. 3.54km W of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 14, 7:03 PM GMT-8 · 26183 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
14. 3.515km N of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 15, 8:51 PM GMT-8 · 26182 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.518km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 15, 8:58 PM GMT-8 · 26182 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
16. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 21, 4:02 AM GMT-8 · 26177 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.925km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 22, 12:24 PM GMT-8 · 26176 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.87km SW of Arvin, CASat, Jan 22, 4:09 PM GMT-8 · 26175 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
19. 3.125km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 26, 9:16 AM GMT-8 · 26172 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.817km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 31, 1:41 AM GMT-8 · 26167 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
21. 3.027km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 2, 1:27 PM GMT-8 · 26164 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
22. 3.08km W of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 3, 1:29 PM GMT-8 · 26163 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
23. 2.820km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 8, 8:01 AM GMT-8 · 26159 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
24. 2.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 9, 7:51 AM GMT-8 · 26158 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
25. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 10, 11:22 AM GMT-8 · 26157 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 10, 1:15 PM GMT-8 · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
27. 4.426km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 11, 11:44 AM GMT-8 · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.422km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 11, 2:13 PM GMT-8 · 26155 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
29. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 11, 2:25 PM GMT-8 · 26155 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
30. 2.524km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 11, 8:14 PM GMT-8 · 26155 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.814km N of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 12, 3:34 AM GMT-8 · 26155 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
32. 3.315km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 12, 5:52 AM GMT-8 · 26155 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
33. 3.419km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Feb 12, 7:49 PM GMT-8 · 26154 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
34. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Feb 12, 9:05 PM GMT-8 · 26154 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

Before

1. 3.425km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 17, 12:16 PM GMT-8 · 26212 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
2. 3.06km S of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Dec 13, 8:24 PM GMT-8 · 26215 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.827km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 5, 9:23 PM GMT-8 · 26223 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.518km E of Oildale, CAFri, Dec 3, 10:41 AM GMT-8 · 26226 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
5. 3.122km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 2, 10:52 AM GMT-8 · 26227 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.712km E of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 1, 1:27 PM GMT-8 · 26227 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.713km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 30, 7:13 PM GMT-8 · 26228 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.711km WSW of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 29, 9:58 PM GMT-8 · 26229 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.824km NE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 20, 2:42 AM GMT-8 · 26239 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298647. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.