California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14km W of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Jan 27, 1954, 6:23 AM GMT-8 (14:23 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 17km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1954-01-27 14:23:40 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.154° N, 118.605° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26543 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26541 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.012km NE of Lamont, CA · 26536 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26534 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.021km NE of Arvin, CA · 26533 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26530 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.727km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26527 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 26527 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26523 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.821km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26523 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.310km SW of Lamont, CA · 26522 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26520 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.113km W of Grapevine, CA · 26518 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.12km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 26517 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26516 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.920km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26516 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26516 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.011km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 26514 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.69km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 26514 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.09km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26513 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 3.319km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26513 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.417km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26512 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26512 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 3.18km WNW of Rosedale, CA · 26510 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 26508 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 3.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26507 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26507 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26506 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.623km S of Bodfish, CA · 26502 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26502 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26500 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 3.016km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26499 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.810km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 26499 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.518km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26498 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 3.116km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26498 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.823km S of Bodfish, CA · 26489 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.115km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26487 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.816km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26487 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 5.012km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26544 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.64km NNE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26545 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.010km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26548 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.111km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26549 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.08km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26552 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.225km S of Bodfish, CA · 26552 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26554 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.816km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26555 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26556 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.727km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26556 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.818km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26556 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.716km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26557 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26558 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.317km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26558 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.321km E of Maricopa, CA · 26558 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.417km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26558 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301214. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.