M3.1 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Thu, Jul 22, 1954, 11:17 AM GMT-7

UTC

1954-07-22 18:17:18 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.298° N, 118.580° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

110°

Stations used

11

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast16 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 3.112km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 23, 4:15 AM GMT-7 · 26367 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
2. 3.313km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 23, 4:28 AM GMT-7 · 26367 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.512km SSW of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 23, 4:57 AM GMT-7 · 26367 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.919km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 5:16 AM GMT-7 · 26364 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
5. 3.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 1, 7:15 AM GMT-7 · 26358 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 3.022km ENE of Oildale, CAThu, Aug 5, 3:28 AM GMT-7 · 26354 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.823km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 5, 2:26 PM GMT-7 · 26354 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 6, 4:59 AM GMT-7 · 26353 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.911km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 7, 5:49 AM GMT-7 · 26352 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
10. 3.418km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 7, 3:33 PM GMT-7 · 26352 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
11. 3.318km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 9, 7:49 AM GMT-7 · 26350 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 9, 7:56 AM GMT-7 · 26350 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.922km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 9, 8:00 AM GMT-7 · 26350 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.713km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 17, 1:25 PM GMT-7 · 26342 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
15. 3.022km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 19, 4:54 AM GMT-7 · 26340 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 21, 5:16 AM GMT-7 · 26338 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
17. 3.014km NNE of Lamont, CASun, Aug 22, 6:51 AM GMT-7 · 26337 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
18. 3.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 23, 12:47 PM GMT-7 · 26336 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.718km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 27, 9:37 AM GMT-7 · 26332 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
20. 3.115km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 1, 2:40 AM GMT-7 · 26328 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
21. 2.813km SSE of Arvin, CAWed, Sep 1, 6:45 AM GMT-7 · 26327 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
22. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 2, 9:11 PM GMT-7 · 26326 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 3, 7:34 AM GMT-7 · 26325 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
24. 3.023km S of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 2:24 PM GMT-7 · 26324 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
25. 2.916km E of Arvin, CASun, Sep 12, 4:20 PM GMT-7 · 26316 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
26. 3.418km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Sep 13, 1:23 AM GMT-7 · 26316 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
27. 3.614km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 16, 7:08 AM GMT-7 · 26312 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
28. 2.922km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 16, 9:51 AM GMT-7 · 26312 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
29. 3.224km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 20, 12:46 AM GMT-7 · 26309 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

Before

1. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 22, 4:29 AM GMT-7 · 26368 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 22, 3:14 AM GMT-7 · 26369 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
3. 3.224km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 20, 3:47 PM GMT-7 · 26370 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
4. 3.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 18, 6:58 AM GMT-7 · 26372 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.819km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 17, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 26373 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 17, 3:12 AM GMT-7 · 26374 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.319km E of Oildale, CAFri, Jul 16, 12:00 AM GMT-7 · 26375 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
8. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 15, 4:40 PM GMT-7 · 26375 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 3.55km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 15, 3:33 PM GMT-7 · 26375 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.622km S of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 11, 10:06 AM GMT-7 · 26379 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.720km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 9, 11:19 PM GMT-7 · 26381 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.96km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 6, 11:25 PM GMT-7 · 26384 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
13. 3.018km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 5, 8:07 AM GMT-7 · 26385 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
14. 3.77km N of Arvin, CASun, Jul 4, 12:13 PM GMT-7 · 26386 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
15. 2.821km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 25, 9:47 PM GMT-7 · 26395 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.512km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 25, 5:25 PM GMT-7 · 26395 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.815km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:36 AM GMT-7 · 26397 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3300030. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.