M2.5 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jun 21, 1955, 5:10 AM GMT-7

UTC

1955-06-21 12:10:43 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.334° N, 118.526° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

114°

Stations used

8

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast21 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast45 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmN

After

1. 3.124km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 23, 7:18 PM GMT-7 · 26024 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.918km ESE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 23, 8:04 PM GMT-7 · 26024 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 3, 4:33 AM GMT-7 · 26014 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.824km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 3, 4:47 AM GMT-7 · 26014 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.726km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 9, 8:09 AM GMT-7 · 26008 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 1:25 AM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.323km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 2:51 PM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 2:52 PM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.521km NE of Lamont, CASun, Jul 10, 3:27 PM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.622km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 5:52 PM GMT-7 · 26007 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.69km ENE of Oildale, CAMon, Jul 11, 5:57 AM GMT-7 · 26006 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
12. 2.220km ENE of Oildale, CAWed, Jul 13, 4:23 AM GMT-7 · 26004 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.820km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 13, 11:46 PM GMT-7 · 26003 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.822km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 15, 12:15 PM GMT-7 · 26002 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 4.026km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 18, 7:04 PM GMT-7 · 25999 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.925km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 1:22 AM GMT-7 · 25994 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
17. 3.425km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 3:38 PM GMT-7 · 25994 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
18. 3.424km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 24, 12:34 AM GMT-7 · 25993 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
19. 3.418km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 6:44 AM GMT-7 · 25989 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 3.32km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 7, 3:05 AM GMT-7 · 25979 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
21. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 7, 3:36 AM GMT-7 · 25979 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
22. 4.524km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 8:21 PM GMT-7 · 25979 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
23. 3.326km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 8:29 PM GMT-7 · 25979 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
24. 3.511km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 8, 5:06 AM GMT-7 · 25978 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
25. 2.79km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Aug 11, 5:23 AM GMT-7 · 25975 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
26. 3.022km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 11, 7:30 AM GMT-7 · 25975 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
27. 3.023km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 12, 8:26 AM GMT-7 · 25974 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
28. 2.523km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 14, 12:34 AM GMT-7 · 25972 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
29. 3.310km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 18, 2:00 AM GMT-7 · 25968 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 3.015km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 19, 3:24 PM GMT-7 · 26028 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
2. 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 15, 5:10 PM GMT-7 · 26032 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
3. 3.126km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 15, 5:01 AM GMT-7 · 26032 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.824km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 10, 9:03 AM GMT-7 · 26037 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 9, 7:13 PM GMT-7 · 26038 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 3.06km S of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 8, 7:58 PM GMT-7 · 26039 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.924km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 8, 8:06 AM GMT-7 · 26039 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.826km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 8, 3:06 AM GMT-7 · 26039 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
9. 3.126km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jun 7, 8:21 AM GMT-7 · 26040 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
10. 3.622km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 6, 7:31 AM GMT-7 · 26041 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
11. 3.115km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 5, 2:49 PM GMT-7 · 26042 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
12. 3.326km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 4, 5:45 AM GMT-7 · 26043 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 3.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 4, 1:45 AM GMT-7 · 26043 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
14. 3.29km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 2, 2:19 AM GMT-7 · 26045 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
15. 4.522km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, May 28, 12:44 PM GMT-7 · 26050 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
16. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CAThu, May 26, 3:17 PM GMT-7 · 26052 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
17. 3.49km NNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 25, 3:00 PM GMT-7 · 26053 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297845. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.