California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Jan 13, 1954, 8:52 PM GMT-8 (04:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 16km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1954-01-14 04:52:42 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.336° N, 118.502° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26549 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.716km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26548 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.818km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26547 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.727km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26547 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26547 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.816km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26547 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26546 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.225km S of Bodfish, CA · 26544 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.08km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26543 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.111km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26541 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.010km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26540 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.64km NNE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26536 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 5.012km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26536 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.914km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26536 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26535 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26533 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.012km NE of Lamont, CA · 26528 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26526 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.021km NE of Arvin, CA · 26525 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26522 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.727km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26518 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 26518 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26515 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.821km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26515 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.310km SW of Lamont, CA · 26514 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 3.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26512 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 3.113km W of Grapevine, CA · 26510 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.12km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26509 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 4.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26508 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.920km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26508 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26508 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 3.011km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 26506 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.69km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 26506 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.09km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26505 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 3.319km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26504 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 3.417km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26504 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26504 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 3.18km WNW of Rosedale, CA · 26501 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 26500 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 3.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26499 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26499 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26498 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.623km S of Bodfish, CA · 26494 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26493 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26492 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 3.016km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26491 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.810km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 26491 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.518km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26490 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 3.116km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26490 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26550 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.317km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26550 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.321km E of Maricopa, CA · 26550 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26550 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.417km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26550 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26550 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26550 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.717km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26550 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.217km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26550 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.54km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26550 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26550 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.310km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26550 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.916km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26550 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.015km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26551 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.119km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26551 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26551 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.016km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26551 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.517km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26551 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26551 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.919km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26551 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301147. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.