M3.2 earthquake 9km WSW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Thu, Jun 2, 1955, 2:19 AM GMT-7

UTC

1955-06-02 09:19:27 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.089° N, 118.531° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

10

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast7 kmSSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast9 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast54 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast118 kmNNW

After

1. 3.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 4, 1:45 AM GMT-7 · 26044 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
2. 3.326km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 4, 5:45 AM GMT-7 · 26044 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
3. 3.115km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 5, 2:49 PM GMT-7 · 26042 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
4. 3.622km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 6, 7:31 AM GMT-7 · 26042 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
5. 3.126km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jun 7, 8:21 AM GMT-7 · 26041 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.826km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 8, 3:06 AM GMT-7 · 26040 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 8, 8:06 AM GMT-7 · 26040 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
8. 3.06km S of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 8, 7:58 PM GMT-7 · 26039 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 9, 7:13 PM GMT-7 · 26038 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.824km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 10, 9:03 AM GMT-7 · 26038 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
11. 3.126km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 15, 5:01 AM GMT-7 · 26033 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
12. 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 15, 5:10 PM GMT-7 · 26032 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
13. 3.015km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 19, 3:24 PM GMT-7 · 26028 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 21, 5:10 AM GMT-7 · 26027 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
15. 3.124km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 23, 7:18 PM GMT-7 · 26024 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.918km ESE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 23, 8:04 PM GMT-7 · 26024 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 3, 4:33 AM GMT-7 · 26015 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.824km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 3, 4:47 AM GMT-7 · 26015 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.87km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Jul 8, 2:15 PM GMT-7 · 26009 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
20. 2.726km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 9, 8:09 AM GMT-7 · 26009 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
21. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 1:25 AM GMT-7 · 26008 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.323km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 2:51 PM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 2:52 PM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
24. 2.521km NE of Lamont, CASun, Jul 10, 3:27 PM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
25. 2.622km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 5:52 PM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
26. 2.69km ENE of Oildale, CAMon, Jul 11, 5:57 AM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.84km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Jul 12, 12:12 PM GMT-7 · 26006 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
28. 2.220km ENE of Oildale, CAWed, Jul 13, 4:23 AM GMT-7 · 26005 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
29. 2.820km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 13, 11:46 PM GMT-7 · 26004 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.822km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 15, 12:15 PM GMT-7 · 26003 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
31. 4.026km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 18, 7:04 PM GMT-7 · 25999 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.925km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 1:22 AM GMT-7 · 25995 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
33. 3.425km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 3:38 PM GMT-7 · 25994 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
34. 3.424km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 24, 12:34 AM GMT-7 · 25994 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
35. 3.418km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 6:44 AM GMT-7 · 25990 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

Before

1. 4.522km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, May 28, 12:44 PM GMT-7 · 26051 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
2. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CAThu, May 26, 3:17 PM GMT-7 · 26052 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
3. 3.025km SW of Bodfish, CASun, May 22, 4:06 AM GMT-7 · 26057 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
4. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 20, 10:02 AM GMT-7 · 26059 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
5. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CAFri, May 13, 1:09 AM GMT-7 · 26066 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.911km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, May 11, 10:31 AM GMT-7 · 26068 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
7. 2.816km NNE of Lamont, CAWed, May 4, 10:05 AM GMT-7 · 26075 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.619km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 4, 12:01 AM GMT-7 · 26075 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297821. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC.