California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, May 2, 1955, 12:25 AM GMT-7 (07:25 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1955-05-02 07:25:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.305° N, 118.565° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26082 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.619km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26081 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.816km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26080 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.911km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26073 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CA · 26072 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26064 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.025km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26063 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CA · 26058 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.522km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 26056 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.29km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26052 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26050 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.326km NE of Arvin, CA · 26050 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.115km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26048 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.622km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26047 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.126km NE of Arvin, CA · 26046 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.826km NE of Arvin, CA · 26046 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 26045 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.06km S of Arvin, CA · 26045 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 26044 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.824km NE of Arvin, CA · 26043 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26039 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26038 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.015km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26034 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26033 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 3.124km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26030 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.918km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26030 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.018km E of Arvin, CA · 26090 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.817km E of Arvin, CA · 26094 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26094 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.16km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26104 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.918km SW of Lamont, CA · 26108 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26109 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.818km SW of Arvin, CA · 26112 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.112km NE of Arvin, CA · 26112 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297796. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC.