M3.1 earthquake 6km WSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Sun, Apr 10, 1955, 11:39 AM GMT-8

UTC

1955-04-10 19:39:44 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.105° N, 118.511° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

99°

Stations used

11

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast5 kmSSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast6 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast55 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast120 kmNNW

After

1. 2.610km SE of Piru, CAWed, Apr 13, 12:58 PM GMT-8 · 26095 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.925km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 20, 5:56 PM GMT-8 · 26088 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.817km E of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 20, 7:37 PM GMT-8 · 26088 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
4. 3.018km E of Arvin, CASun, Apr 24, 6:59 PM GMT-7 · 26084 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 2, 12:25 AM GMT-7 · 26076 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 2, 6:45 AM GMT-7 · 26076 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.619km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 4, 12:01 AM GMT-7 · 26074 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.816km NNE of Lamont, CAWed, May 4, 10:05 AM GMT-7 · 26074 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.911km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, May 11, 10:31 AM GMT-7 · 26067 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
10. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CAFri, May 13, 1:09 AM GMT-7 · 26065 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
11. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 20, 10:02 AM GMT-7 · 26058 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
12. 3.025km SW of Bodfish, CASun, May 22, 4:06 AM GMT-7 · 26056 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
13. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CAThu, May 26, 3:17 PM GMT-7 · 26052 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
14. 4.522km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, May 28, 12:44 PM GMT-7 · 26050 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
15. 3.29km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 2, 2:19 AM GMT-7 · 26045 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 3.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 4, 1:45 AM GMT-7 · 26043 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
17. 3.326km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 4, 5:45 AM GMT-7 · 26043 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
18. 3.115km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 5, 2:49 PM GMT-7 · 26042 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
19. 3.622km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 6, 7:31 AM GMT-7 · 26041 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
20. 3.126km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jun 7, 8:21 AM GMT-7 · 26040 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
21. 2.826km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 8, 3:06 AM GMT-7 · 26039 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
22. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 8, 8:06 AM GMT-7 · 26039 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
23. 3.06km S of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 8, 7:58 PM GMT-7 · 26039 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away

Before

1. 2.918km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 6, 12:28 PM GMT-8 · 26102 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
2. 3.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 6, 2:13 AM GMT-8 · 26102 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.64km SW of Lake View Terrace, CASun, Apr 3, 8:24 PM GMT-8 · 26104 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.818km SW of Arvin, CASat, Apr 2, 12:28 PM GMT-8 · 26106 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.112km NE of Arvin, CASat, Apr 2, 12:27 PM GMT-8 · 26106 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 18, 10:30 PM GMT-8 · 26120 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
7. 3.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 18, 7:20 PM GMT-8 · 26121 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297782. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.