California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Thu, Sep 8, 1955, 11:36 PM GMT-7 (06:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 19km SW of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1955-09-09 06:36:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.353° N, 118.530° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25952 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.123km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25948 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.822km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25947 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.921km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25945 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.825km NE of Lamont, CA · 25945 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.627km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25944 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25941 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.812km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25939 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.514km NE of Arvin, CA · 25938 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25936 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25934 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25934 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.714km E of Arvin, CA · 25933 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.815km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25930 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.619km SW of Lamont, CA · 25927 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.817km SW of Lamont, CA · 25926 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.513km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 25918 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.94km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 25911 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25911 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.223km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25907 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25905 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.726km S of Bodfish, CA · 25899 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 3.922km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25956 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.125km NE of Arvin, CA · 25969 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.721km SW of Little Lake, CA · 25972 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.310km NE of Grapevine, CA · 25976 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.523km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25980 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.023km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25981 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.022km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25983 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.79km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 25983 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297980. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.