California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Mar 2, 1955, 1:56 PM GMT-8 (21:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1955-03-02 21:56:53 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.326° N, 118.586° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.814km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26133 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26132 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26130 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.825km S of Bodfish, CA · 26129 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26121 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26121 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.112km NE of Arvin, CA · 26106 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.818km SW of Arvin, CA · 26106 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26102 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.918km SW of Lamont, CA · 26102 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.16km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26098 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.817km E of Arvin, CA · 26088 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.018km E of Arvin, CA · 26084 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.621km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26138 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.08km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26141 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26147 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26155 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.419km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26155 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.315km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26155 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.814km N of Grapevine, CA · 26155 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.524km S of Bodfish, CA · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.422km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.426km NE of Arvin, CA · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 26157 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26157 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26158 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.820km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26159 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.08km W of Bodfish, CA · 26164 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.027km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26165 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297745. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.