California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9km SSE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9km SSE of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Feb 26, 1954, 5:00 PM GMT-8 (01:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9km NNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1954-02-27 01:00:32 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.060° N, 118.400° W
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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.09km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26505 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.319km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26504 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.417km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26503 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26503 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.18km WNW of Rosedale, CA · 26501 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 26499 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26498 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26498 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26497 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.623km S of Bodfish, CA · 26493 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26493 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26491 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.016km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26491 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.810km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 26490 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.518km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26490 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.116km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26490 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.823km S of Bodfish, CA · 26480 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.115km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26479 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.816km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26478 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.326km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26475 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 3.27km S of Arvin, CA · 26472 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CA · 26470 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 3.715km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26467 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.93km E of Chatsworth, CA · 26466 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.02km NNW of Northridge, CA · 26466 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26465 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26464 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.021km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 26464 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 3.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26463 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.512km W of Grapevine, CA · 26460 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.822km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26460 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 3.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26459 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.912km W of Grapevine, CA · 26454 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.819km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26450 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26448 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 3.412km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26448 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26446 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.011km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 26505 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26507 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.920km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26507 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26507 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.12km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26508 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.113km W of Grapevine, CA · 26509 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26511 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.310km SW of Lamont, CA · 26514 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.821km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26514 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26515 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 26518 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.727km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26518 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26521 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.021km NE of Arvin, CA · 26525 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26525 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.012km NE of Lamont, CA · 26528 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26533 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26535 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298688. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.