California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 24km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24km N of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Dec 29, 1955, 2:53 AM GMT-8 (10:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1955-12-29 10:53:37 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.347° N, 118.479° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.319km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25819 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.922km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25819 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.818km SE of Arvin, CA · 25813 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.623km S of Bodfish, CA · 25806 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25801 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25800 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25797 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.626km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.825km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.020km E of Oildale, CA · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.08km N of Castaic, CA · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.410km N of Castaic, CA · 25796 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.39km WNW of Castaic, CA · 25795 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.626km NE of Lamont, CA · 25795 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.914km SSW of Arvin, CA · 25794 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25844 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.025km NE of Arvin, CA · 25847 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.724km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25851 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.712km N of Lamont, CA · 25857 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.822km SW of Lamont, CA · 25861 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.623km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25861 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 25863 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.121km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25863 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297470. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.