M3.5 earthquake 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.5 (ml), minor

Local time

Fri, Mar 5, 1954, 8:49 PM GMT-8

UTC

1954-03-06 04:49:52 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.281° N, 118.552° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

13

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmNNW

After

1. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 5, 9:01 PM GMT-8 · 26498 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 6, 10:14 PM GMT-8 · 26497 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.623km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 10, 9:15 PM GMT-8 · 26493 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 11, 4:06 AM GMT-8 · 26493 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 12, 10:21 PM GMT-8 · 26491 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 3.016km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 13, 10:03 AM GMT-8 · 26491 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
7. 2.810km NNE of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 13, 10:24 PM GMT-8 · 26490 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.518km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 14, 6:27 AM GMT-8 · 26490 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
9. 3.116km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 14, 11:04 AM GMT-8 · 26490 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.823km S of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 23, 11:18 PM GMT-8 · 26480 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
11. 3.115km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 25, 8:06 AM GMT-8 · 26479 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.816km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Mar 25, 7:18 PM GMT-8 · 26478 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
13. 3.326km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 29, 5:41 AM GMT-8 · 26475 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
14. 3.27km S of Arvin, CAThu, Apr 1, 5:22 AM GMT-8 · 26472 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
15. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CASat, Apr 3, 11:44 AM GMT-8 · 26470 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
16. 3.715km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 6, 5:06 AM GMT-8 · 26467 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 8, 10:31 AM GMT-8 · 26465 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
18. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Apr 8, 2:19 PM GMT-8 · 26464 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.021km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 9, 4:01 AM GMT-8 · 26464 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
20. 3.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 9, 9:18 PM GMT-8 · 26463 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
21. 3.512km W of Grapevine, CAMon, Apr 12, 7:03 PM GMT-8 · 26460 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
22. 2.822km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 13, 5:25 AM GMT-8 · 26460 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
23. 3.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Apr 14, 12:28 AM GMT-8 · 26459 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
24. 2.912km W of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 18, 7:54 PM GMT-8 · 26454 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
25. 2.819km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Apr 23, 8:00 AM GMT-8 · 26450 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
26. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 25, 5:38 AM GMT-7 · 26448 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
27. 3.412km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 25, 11:52 AM GMT-7 · 26448 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
28. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 27, 1:14 AM GMT-7 · 26446 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
29. 4.123km SW of Bodfish, CASat, May 1, 3:04 PM GMT-7 · 26441 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
30. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CASun, May 2, 9:08 PM GMT-7 · 26440 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
31. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 2, 10:07 PM GMT-7 · 26440 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
32. 2.610km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, May 3, 5:06 AM GMT-7 · 26440 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
33. 2.926km SW of Bodfish, CATue, May 4, 6:54 PM GMT-7 · 26438 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
34. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CATue, May 4, 6:54 PM GMT-7 · 26438 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 2.814km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, Mar 5, 1:27 AM GMT-8 · 26499 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
2. 3.18km WNW of Rosedale, CAWed, Mar 3, 4:39 AM GMT-8 · 26501 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
3. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 28, 10:46 PM GMT-8 · 26503 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
4. 3.417km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 28, 1:44 PM GMT-8 · 26503 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.319km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 28, 2:33 AM GMT-8 · 26504 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
6. 3.09km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 27, 7:00 AM GMT-8 · 26505 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
7. 2.69km SSE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 26, 5:00 PM GMT-8 · 26505 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
8. 3.011km SE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 26, 4:55 PM GMT-8 · 26505 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 24, 4:37 PM GMT-8 · 26507 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.920km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 24, 3:08 PM GMT-8 · 26507 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
11. 4.717km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 24, 2:30 PM GMT-8 · 26507 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
12. 3.12km S of Lake Isabella, CATue, Feb 23, 9:31 PM GMT-8 · 26508 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
13. 3.113km W of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 22, 11:15 PM GMT-8 · 26509 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
14. 3.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Feb 20, 8:01 PM GMT-8 · 26511 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
15. 3.310km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Feb 18, 12:14 PM GMT-8 · 26514 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.821km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 17, 8:41 PM GMT-8 · 26514 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 17, 8:29 AM GMT-8 · 26515 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 14, 5:34 AM GMT-8 · 26518 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.727km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 14, 4:42 AM GMT-8 · 26518 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 4.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Feb 10, 3:58 PM GMT-8 · 26521 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298699. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.