California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 17km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 17km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Dec 31, 1953, 11:13 PM GMT-8 (07:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 13km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1954-01-01 07:13:14 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.279° N, 118.508° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 26569 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.522km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 26563 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.917km NE of Arvin, CA · 26561 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.79km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26558 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 5.413km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.121km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.116km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26558 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.919km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.517km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.016km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.119km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.015km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.916km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26557 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.310km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.54km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.217km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.717km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.417km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 3.321km E of Maricopa, CA · 26557 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 3.317km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26557 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26556 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26556 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26555 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.716km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26555 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.818km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26554 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.727km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26554 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26554 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.816km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26553 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 3.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26553 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 3.225km S of Bodfish, CA · 26551 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 3.08km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26550 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 3.111km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26548 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 3.010km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26546 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.64km NNE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26543 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 5.012km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26543 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.914km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26543 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26542 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26540 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 4.012km NE of Lamont, CA · 26535 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 4.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26533 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 3.021km NE of Arvin, CA · 26532 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 4.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26529 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.727km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26525 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 26525 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26522 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.821km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26521 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.310km SW of Lamont, CA · 26521 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 3.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26518 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 3.113km W of Grapevine, CA · 26516 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 3.08km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26570 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.918km E of Arvin, CA · 26574 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.05km W of Little Lake, CA · 26577 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.418km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26577 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26578 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.717km E of Arvin, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.716km E of Arvin, CA · 26579 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.018km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26580 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.119km SW of Lamont, CA · 26582 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26583 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.915km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26584 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.711km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 26585 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.62km SW of Arvin, CA · 26586 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.77km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26586 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26587 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.74km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26587 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3300328. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.