California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Mar 18, 1955, 10:30 PM GMT-8 (06:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1955-03-19 06:30:02 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.324° N, 118.559° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
12

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112km NE of Arvin, CA · 26106 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.818km SW of Arvin, CA · 26106 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26102 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.918km SW of Lamont, CA · 26102 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.16km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26098 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26087 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.817km E of Arvin, CA · 26087 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.018km E of Arvin, CA · 26083 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26076 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26076 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.619km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26074 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.816km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26074 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.911km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26067 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CA · 26065 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.825km S of Bodfish, CA · 26129 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26130 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26132 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.814km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26132 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26137 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.621km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26138 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.08km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26141 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26147 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297765. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.