M3.2 earthquake 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Tue, Oct 25, 1955, 5:03 PM GMT-8

UTC

1955-10-26 01:03:53 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.325° N, 118.543° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

11

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast20 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmN

After

1. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 28, 4:27 AM GMT-8 · 25903 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.726km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 3, 12:39 AM GMT-8 · 25897 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.718km NNE of Ojai, CASun, Nov 6, 1:33 PM GMT-8 · 25893 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
4. 3.021km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 16, 5:28 AM GMT-8 · 25884 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
5. 3.06km W of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 18, 10:17 PM GMT-8 · 25881 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
6. 3.622km NE of Lamont, CAMon, Nov 21, 10:14 AM GMT-8 · 25878 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
7. 4.424km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 21, 12:55 PM GMT-8 · 25878 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.726km NNE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 21, 1:18 PM GMT-8 · 25878 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 3.84km WNW of Gorman, CATue, Nov 22, 6:22 AM GMT-8 · 25878 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
10. 3.824km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 22, 1:38 PM GMT-8 · 25877 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
11. 3.022km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 22, 6:37 PM GMT-8 · 25877 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.724km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 24, 11:14 PM GMT-8 · 25875 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
13. 3.812km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:04 AM GMT-8 · 25871 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
14. 3.121km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 1, 8:43 PM GMT-8 · 25868 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.816km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 2, 12:36 AM GMT-8 · 25868 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.623km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 3, 11:31 AM GMT-8 · 25866 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.822km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 3, 7:37 PM GMT-8 · 25866 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.712km N of Lamont, CAWed, Dec 7, 5:18 PM GMT-8 · 25862 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.724km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 14, 12:17 AM GMT-8 · 25856 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
20. 3.025km NE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 18, 3:20 AM GMT-8 · 25852 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
21. 2.521km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 20, 11:55 PM GMT-8 · 25849 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

Before

1. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 21, 6:07 PM GMT-8 · 25909 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.94km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Oct 21, 1:35 PM GMT-8 · 25909 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.513km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 14, 4:59 PM GMT-8 · 25916 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.817km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:31 PM GMT-8 · 25924 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
5. 3.619km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:19 AM GMT-8 · 25925 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.815km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 2, 8:54 AM GMT-8 · 25928 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.714km E of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 30, 3:19 AM GMT-8 · 25931 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 28, 8:44 PM GMT-8 · 25932 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 28, 8:42 PM GMT-8 · 25932 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 26, 8:15 PM GMT-8 · 25934 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297323. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:17 AM UTC.