M2.9 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Aug 7, 1955, 3:36 AM GMT-7

UTC

1955-08-07 10:36:37 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.341° N, 118.510° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

10

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast22 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmN

After

1. 4.524km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 8:21 PM GMT-7 · 25988 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
2. 3.326km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 8:29 PM GMT-7 · 25988 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
3. 3.511km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 8, 5:06 AM GMT-7 · 25988 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.79km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Aug 11, 5:23 AM GMT-7 · 25985 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
5. 3.022km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 11, 7:30 AM GMT-7 · 25984 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
6. 3.023km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 12, 8:26 AM GMT-7 · 25983 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.523km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 14, 12:34 AM GMT-7 · 25982 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
8. 3.310km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 18, 2:00 AM GMT-7 · 25978 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
9. 3.721km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 22, 7:41 AM GMT-7 · 25973 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 4.125km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 24, 10:05 AM GMT-7 · 25971 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
11. 3.922km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 6, 1:10 PM GMT-7 · 25958 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 8, 11:36 PM GMT-7 · 25956 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 10, 7:19 PM GMT-7 · 25954 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
14. 3.123km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 15, 4:21 AM GMT-7 · 25950 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.822km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 15, 3:19 PM GMT-7 · 25949 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
16. 1.921km NNE of Arvin, CASun, Sep 18, 3:43 AM GMT-7 · 25947 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.825km NE of Lamont, CASun, Sep 18, 3:43 AM GMT-7 · 25947 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.627km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 18, 10:30 PM GMT-7 · 25946 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 22, 12:23 AM GMT-7 · 25943 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.812km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 24, 1:35 AM GMT-7 · 25941 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
21. 2.514km NE of Arvin, CASat, Sep 24, 1:30 PM GMT-7 · 25940 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 26, 8:15 PM GMT-8 · 25938 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 28, 8:42 PM GMT-8 · 25936 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 28, 8:44 PM GMT-8 · 25936 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.714km E of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 30, 3:19 AM GMT-8 · 25935 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.815km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 2, 8:54 AM GMT-8 · 25932 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
27. 3.619km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:19 AM GMT-8 · 25929 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

Before

1. 3.32km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 7, 3:05 AM GMT-7 · 25989 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
2. 3.418km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 6:44 AM GMT-7 · 25999 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 3.424km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 24, 12:34 AM GMT-7 · 26003 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 3.425km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 3:38 PM GMT-7 · 26003 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.925km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 1:22 AM GMT-7 · 26004 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 4.026km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 18, 7:04 PM GMT-7 · 26008 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.822km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 15, 12:15 PM GMT-7 · 26011 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.820km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 13, 11:46 PM GMT-7 · 26013 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.220km ENE of Oildale, CAWed, Jul 13, 4:23 AM GMT-7 · 26014 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.69km ENE of Oildale, CAMon, Jul 11, 5:57 AM GMT-7 · 26016 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.622km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 5:52 PM GMT-7 · 26016 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.521km NE of Lamont, CASun, Jul 10, 3:27 PM GMT-7 · 26016 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
13. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 2:52 PM GMT-7 · 26016 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.323km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 2:51 PM GMT-7 · 26016 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 10, 1:25 AM GMT-7 · 26017 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.726km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 9, 8:09 AM GMT-7 · 26017 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297942. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.