California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 14km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, May 10, 1954, 11:51 PM GMT-7 (06:51 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 7km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1954-05-11 06:51:54 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.214° N, 118.561° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.225km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26440 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.622km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26439 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.821km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26439 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.725km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 26439 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.526km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26439 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.823km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26439 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.526km NE of Lamont, CA · 26439 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.225km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26438 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 26436 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.020km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26435 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26435 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.514km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26434 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.818km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26434 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26430 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 26429 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 5.07km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26428 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.816km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26428 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.72km W of Bodfish, CA · 26426 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.616km SW of Arvin, CA · 26424 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.020km SW of Lamont, CA · 26420 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.827km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26416 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.722km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26413 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 26412 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 3.924km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26411 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 26411 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26411 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26408 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.69km SSW of Arvin, CA · 26408 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.721km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26406 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 3.522km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26403 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 26403 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26401 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.815km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26397 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.512km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26395 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.821km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26395 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 3.77km N of Arvin, CA · 26386 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 3.018km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26385 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.96km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26384 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.720km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26381 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.824km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26441 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.813km SE of Arvin, CA · 26441 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26441 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.08km SE of Bodfish, CA · 26442 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.919km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26442 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.414km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26442 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.821km SW of Lamont, CA · 26443 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.118km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 26445 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26446 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26446 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.621km SW of Lamont, CA · 26446 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.817km SW of Lamont, CA · 26446 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.024km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26447 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.926km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26447 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.610km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 26448 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CA · 26449 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26449 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.123km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26450 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26455 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.412km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26456 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3299888. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.