California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 17km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17km W of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Jan 31, 1955, 1:41 AM GMT-8 (09:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 27km SSW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1955-01-31 09:41:34 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.129° N, 118.635° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.027km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26165 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.08km W of Bodfish, CA · 26164 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.820km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26159 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26158 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26157 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 26157 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.426km NE of Arvin, CA · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.422km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.524km S of Bodfish, CA · 26156 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.814km N of Grapevine, CA · 26155 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.315km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26155 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.419km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26155 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26154 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26147 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.08km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26141 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.621km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26138 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26137 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.814km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26132 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26132 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26130 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.825km S of Bodfish, CA · 26129 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 3.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26121 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26120 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.125km S of Bodfish, CA · 26172 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.87km SW of Arvin, CA · 26176 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.925km NE of Arvin, CA · 26176 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26177 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.518km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26182 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.515km N of Grapevine, CA · 26183 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.54km W of Grapevine, CA · 26184 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.36km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26184 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.126km ESE of Kernville, CA · 26192 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298033. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.