M2.9 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Apr 8, 1954, 10:31 AM GMT-8

UTC

1954-04-08 18:31:16 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.344° N, 118.535° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

8

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmN

After

1. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Apr 8, 2:19 PM GMT-8 · 26464 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.021km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 9, 4:01 AM GMT-8 · 26464 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
3. 3.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 9, 9:18 PM GMT-8 · 26463 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 3.512km W of Grapevine, CAMon, Apr 12, 7:03 PM GMT-8 · 26460 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.822km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 13, 5:25 AM GMT-8 · 26460 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
6. 3.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Apr 14, 12:28 AM GMT-8 · 26459 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.912km W of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 18, 7:54 PM GMT-8 · 26454 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.87km N of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 20, 1:11 AM GMT-8 · 26453 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.819km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Apr 23, 8:00 AM GMT-8 · 26450 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
10. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 25, 5:38 AM GMT-7 · 26448 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
11. 3.412km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 25, 11:52 AM GMT-7 · 26448 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 27, 1:14 AM GMT-7 · 26446 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
13. 4.123km SW of Bodfish, CASat, May 1, 3:04 PM GMT-7 · 26441 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
14. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CASun, May 2, 9:08 PM GMT-7 · 26440 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
15. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 2, 10:07 PM GMT-7 · 26440 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.610km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, May 3, 5:06 AM GMT-7 · 26440 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.926km SW of Bodfish, CATue, May 4, 6:54 PM GMT-7 · 26438 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
18. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CATue, May 4, 6:54 PM GMT-7 · 26438 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.817km SW of Lamont, CAWed, May 5, 3:20 PM GMT-7 · 26437 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
20. 3.621km SW of Lamont, CAWed, May 5, 8:01 PM GMT-7 · 26437 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
21. 2.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 5, 10:49 PM GMT-7 · 26437 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
22. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 5, 10:53 PM GMT-7 · 26437 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
23. 3.118km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 6, 8:51 AM GMT-7 · 26437 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
24. 2.821km SW of Lamont, CASat, May 8, 12:14 PM GMT-7 · 26435 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
25. 3.414km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 9, 2:36 PM GMT-7 · 26433 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
26. 2.919km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 9, 3:37 PM GMT-7 · 26433 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
27. 3.08km SE of Bodfish, CASun, May 9, 8:48 PM GMT-7 · 26433 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
28. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, May 10, 7:30 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.813km SE of Arvin, CAMon, May 10, 7:46 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
30. 3.824km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, May 10, 9:12 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
31. 3.314km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 10, 11:51 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
32. 3.225km SW of Bodfish, CATue, May 11, 1:00 PM GMT-7 · 26432 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.622km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, May 12, 6:08 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.821km SW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 11:24 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
35. 2.725km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 11:47 AM GMT-7 · 26431 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
36. 3.526km SW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 1:37 PM GMT-7 · 26430 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
37. 2.823km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 13, 1:58 AM GMT-7 · 26430 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
38. 3.526km NE of Lamont, CAThu, May 13, 3:05 AM GMT-7 · 26430 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
39. 3.225km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 13, 4:18 AM GMT-7 · 26430 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
40. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CASun, May 16, 1:18 AM GMT-7 · 26427 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
41. 3.020km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 16, 6:46 PM GMT-7 · 26426 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
42. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CASun, May 16, 10:58 PM GMT-7 · 26426 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
43. 2.514km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 17, 6:16 AM GMT-7 · 26426 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
44. 2.818km W of Tehachapi, CATue, May 18, 1:05 AM GMT-7 · 26425 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
45. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 11:24 PM GMT-7 · 26421 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 22, 1:18 PM GMT-7 · 26420 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
47. 3.023km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, May 23, 4:20 AM GMT-7 · 26420 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
48. 5.07km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 23, 4:52 PM GMT-7 · 26419 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
49. 2.816km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 24, 1:57 AM GMT-7 · 26419 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
50. 3.72km W of Bodfish, CATue, May 25, 3:48 AM GMT-7 · 26418 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
51. 2.616km SW of Arvin, CAThu, May 27, 2:33 PM GMT-7 · 26415 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
52. 3.114km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 28, 1:22 AM GMT-7 · 26415 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
53. 2.813km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 28, 5:23 PM GMT-7 · 26414 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
54. 2.613km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 28, 5:24 PM GMT-7 · 26414 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
55. 3.020km SW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 1, 2:53 AM GMT-7 · 26411 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
56. 2.827km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 4, 2:25 PM GMT-7 · 26407 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

Before

1. 3.715km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 6, 5:06 AM GMT-8 · 26467 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
2. 3.222km NE of Arvin, CASat, Apr 3, 11:44 AM GMT-8 · 26470 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 3.27km S of Arvin, CAThu, Apr 1, 5:22 AM GMT-8 · 26472 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
4. 3.326km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 29, 5:41 AM GMT-8 · 26475 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.816km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Mar 25, 7:18 PM GMT-8 · 26478 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
6. 3.115km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 25, 8:06 AM GMT-8 · 26479 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.823km S of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 23, 11:18 PM GMT-8 · 26480 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
8. 3.116km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 14, 11:04 AM GMT-8 · 26490 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.518km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 14, 6:27 AM GMT-8 · 26490 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.810km NNE of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 13, 10:24 PM GMT-8 · 26490 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
11. 3.016km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 13, 10:03 AM GMT-8 · 26491 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 12, 10:21 PM GMT-8 · 26491 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 11, 4:06 AM GMT-8 · 26493 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.623km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 10, 9:15 PM GMT-8 · 26493 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3299799. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.