California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Apr 6, 1955, 2:13 AM GMT-8 (10:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 22km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1955-04-06 10:13:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.346° N, 118.539° 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
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.918km SW of Lamont, CA · 26108 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.16km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26104 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26094 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.817km E of Arvin, CA · 26094 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.018km E of Arvin, CA · 26090 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26083 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26082 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.619km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26081 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.816km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26080 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.911km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26073 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CA · 26072 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26064 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.025km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26063 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.49km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 26059 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CA · 26058 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.522km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26056 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.29km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26052 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26050 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.326km NE of Arvin, CA · 26050 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.818km SW of Arvin, CA · 26112 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.112km NE of Arvin, CA · 26112 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26127 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26127 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.825km S of Bodfish, CA · 26136 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26137 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26139 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297778. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.