M2.7 earthquake 24km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Dec 14, 1955, 12:17 AM GMT-8

UTC

1955-12-14 08:17:29 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.341° N, 118.495° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

9

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast22 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast48 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmN

After

1. 3.025km NE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 18, 3:20 AM GMT-8 · 25847 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.521km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 20, 11:55 PM GMT-8 · 25844 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
3. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 29, 2:53 AM GMT-8 · 25836 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 3.319km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 14, 1:14 PM GMT-8 · 25819 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.922km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 14, 6:17 PM GMT-8 · 25819 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.818km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 21, 12:52 AM GMT-8 · 25813 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.623km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Jan 27, 4:19 AM GMT-8 · 25807 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 1, 1:16 PM GMT-8 · 25801 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 2, 9:32 PM GMT-8 · 25800 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 5, 4:15 PM GMT-8 · 25797 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.626km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:05 AM GMT-8 · 25797 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.825km SW of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:21 AM GMT-8 · 25797 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
13. 3.020km E of Oildale, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:20 AM GMT-8 · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
14. 4.08km N of Castaic, CAMon, Feb 6, 6:16 PM GMT-8 · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
15. 4.410km N of Castaic, CAMon, Feb 6, 7:16 PM GMT-8 · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.39km WNW of Castaic, CATue, Feb 7, 12:01 PM GMT-8 · 25795 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.626km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Feb 8, 2:53 AM GMT-8 · 25795 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.914km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 8, 11:32 PM GMT-8 · 25794 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 2.712km N of Lamont, CAWed, Dec 7, 5:18 PM GMT-8 · 25857 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.822km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 3, 7:37 PM GMT-8 · 25861 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.623km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 3, 11:31 AM GMT-8 · 25861 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.816km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 2, 12:36 AM GMT-8 · 25863 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
5. 3.121km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 1, 8:43 PM GMT-8 · 25863 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
6. 3.812km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:04 AM GMT-8 · 25866 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.724km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 24, 11:14 PM GMT-8 · 25870 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
8. 3.022km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 22, 6:37 PM GMT-8 · 25872 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
9. 3.824km SW of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 22, 1:38 PM GMT-8 · 25872 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
10. 3.84km WNW of Gorman, CATue, Nov 22, 6:22 AM GMT-8 · 25872 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.726km NNE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 21, 1:18 PM GMT-8 · 25873 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
12. 4.424km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 21, 12:55 PM GMT-8 · 25873 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
13. 3.622km NE of Lamont, CAMon, Nov 21, 10:14 AM GMT-8 · 25873 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
14. 3.06km W of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 18, 10:17 PM GMT-8 · 25876 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
15. 3.021km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 16, 5:28 AM GMT-8 · 25878 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297399. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.