California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8km N of Lamont, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8km N of Lamont, CA on Sun, Apr 15, 1956, 9:11 PM GMT-8 (05:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 23km SSW of Bakersfield, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1956-04-16 05:11:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.334° N, 118.909° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.721km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25719 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25718 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.926km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25713 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.816km E of Arvin, CA · 25710 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 25707 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.49km NE of Grapevine, CA · 25706 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.46km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25704 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 25703 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.923km NE of Lamont, CA · 25695 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.921km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25691 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.023km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 25690 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25688 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.025km S of Bodfish, CA · 25687 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.018km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25685 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.05km E of Bakersfield, CA · 25680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.93km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 25739 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.814km S of Arvin, CA · 25740 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.424km NE of Arvin, CA · 25743 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.310km W of Tehachapi, CA · 25753 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.722km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25755 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.120km SW of Lamont, CA · 25762 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25762 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295113. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.