M2.9 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Sep 28, 1955, 8:44 PM GMT-8

UTC

1955-09-29 04:44:03 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.343° N, 118.547° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

98°

Stations used

11

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmN

After

1. 2.714km E of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 30, 3:19 AM GMT-8 · 25933 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.815km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 2, 8:54 AM GMT-8 · 25930 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
3. 3.619km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:19 AM GMT-8 · 25927 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.817km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:31 PM GMT-8 · 25926 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.513km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 14, 4:59 PM GMT-8 · 25918 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.94km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Oct 21, 1:35 PM GMT-8 · 25911 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 21, 6:07 PM GMT-8 · 25911 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
8. 3.223km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 25, 5:03 PM GMT-8 · 25907 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 28, 4:27 AM GMT-8 · 25905 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.726km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 3, 12:39 AM GMT-8 · 25899 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.718km NNE of Ojai, CASun, Nov 6, 1:33 PM GMT-8 · 25895 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
12. 3.021km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 16, 5:28 AM GMT-8 · 25886 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
13. 3.06km W of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 18, 10:17 PM GMT-8 · 25883 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
14. 3.622km NE of Lamont, CAMon, Nov 21, 10:14 AM GMT-8 · 25880 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
15. 4.424km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 21, 12:55 PM GMT-8 · 25880 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.726km NNE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 21, 1:18 PM GMT-8 · 25880 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
17. 3.84km WNW of Gorman, CATue, Nov 22, 6:22 AM GMT-8 · 25879 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
18. 3.824km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 22, 1:38 PM GMT-8 · 25879 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
19. 3.022km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 22, 6:37 PM GMT-8 · 25879 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.724km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 24, 11:14 PM GMT-8 · 25877 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

Before

1. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 28, 8:42 PM GMT-8 · 25934 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 26, 8:15 PM GMT-8 · 25936 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.514km NE of Arvin, CASat, Sep 24, 1:30 PM GMT-7 · 25938 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.812km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 24, 1:35 AM GMT-7 · 25939 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 22, 12:23 AM GMT-7 · 25941 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.627km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 18, 10:30 PM GMT-7 · 25944 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.825km NE of Lamont, CASun, Sep 18, 3:43 AM GMT-7 · 25945 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.921km NNE of Arvin, CASun, Sep 18, 3:43 AM GMT-7 · 25945 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.822km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 15, 3:19 PM GMT-7 · 25947 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
10. 3.123km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 15, 4:21 AM GMT-7 · 25948 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 10, 7:19 PM GMT-7 · 25952 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 8, 11:36 PM GMT-7 · 25954 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
13. 3.922km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 6, 1:10 PM GMT-7 · 25956 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297295. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC.