M3.9 earthquake 22km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

3.9 (ml), minor

Local time

Tue, Sep 6, 1955, 1:10 PM GMT-7

UTC

1955-09-06 20:10:24 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.295° N, 118.589° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

13

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast16 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast22 kmNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast40 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast142 kmNNW

After

1. 2.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 8, 11:36 PM GMT-7 · 25954 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 10, 7:19 PM GMT-7 · 25952 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
3. 3.123km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 15, 4:21 AM GMT-7 · 25948 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.822km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 15, 3:19 PM GMT-7 · 25947 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.921km NNE of Arvin, CASun, Sep 18, 3:43 AM GMT-7 · 25945 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.825km NE of Lamont, CASun, Sep 18, 3:43 AM GMT-7 · 25945 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.627km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 18, 10:30 PM GMT-7 · 25944 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 22, 12:23 AM GMT-7 · 25941 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.812km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 24, 1:35 AM GMT-7 · 25939 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.514km NE of Arvin, CASat, Sep 24, 1:30 PM GMT-7 · 25938 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 26, 8:15 PM GMT-8 · 25936 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 28, 8:42 PM GMT-8 · 25934 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 28, 8:44 PM GMT-8 · 25934 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.714km E of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 30, 3:19 AM GMT-8 · 25933 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.815km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 2, 8:54 AM GMT-8 · 25930 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
16. 3.619km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:19 AM GMT-8 · 25927 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.817km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:31 PM GMT-8 · 25926 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.513km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 14, 4:59 PM GMT-8 · 25918 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
19. 2.94km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Oct 21, 1:35 PM GMT-8 · 25911 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 21, 6:07 PM GMT-8 · 25911 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
21. 3.223km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 25, 5:03 PM GMT-8 · 25907 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 28, 4:27 AM GMT-8 · 25905 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.726km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 3, 12:39 AM GMT-8 · 25899 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

Before

1. 4.125km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 24, 10:05 AM GMT-7 · 25969 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
2. 3.721km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 22, 7:41 AM GMT-7 · 25971 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
3. 3.310km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 18, 2:00 AM GMT-7 · 25976 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.523km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 14, 12:34 AM GMT-7 · 25980 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
5. 3.023km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 12, 8:26 AM GMT-7 · 25981 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
6. 3.022km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 11, 7:30 AM GMT-7 · 25982 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.79km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Aug 11, 5:23 AM GMT-7 · 25983 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
8. 3.511km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 8, 5:06 AM GMT-7 · 25986 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
9. 3.326km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 8:29 PM GMT-7 · 25986 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
10. 4.524km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Aug 7, 8:21 PM GMT-7 · 25986 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297977. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.