M4.0 earthquake 31km ENE of Trona, CA
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 31km ENE of Trona, CA on Sat, Apr 17, 1954, 2:11 AM GMT-8 (10:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1954-04-17 10:11:40 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.873° N, 117.062° W
- Region
- California
- 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 3.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 213°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.87km N of Coso Junction, CA · 26461 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.49km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 26461 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.118km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 26444 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.033km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 26428 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.023km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 26428 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.114km E of Little Lake, CA · 26423 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.813km E of Little Lake, CA · 26422 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.613km E of Little Lake, CA · 26422 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3299821. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.