California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 10km W of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 10km W of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Apr 1, 1956, 10:56 PM GMT-8 (06:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1956-04-02 06:56:55 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.135° N, 118.555° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
113°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.424km NE of Arvin, CA · 25737 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.814km S of Arvin, CA · 25734 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.93km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 25733 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.18km N of Lamont, CA · 25733 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.44km SSE of Vincent, CA · 25730 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.721km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25712 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25712 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.926km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25707 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.816km E of Arvin, CA · 25704 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 25701 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.49km NE of Grapevine, CA · 25700 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.46km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25698 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 25696 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.74km SSE of Vincent, CA · 25690 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.923km NE of Lamont, CA · 25688 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.722km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25749 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.120km SW of Lamont, CA · 25756 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25756 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.79km NNE of Castaic, CA · 25766 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.018km NE of Lebec, CA · 25768 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.92km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 25769 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.026km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25770 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.99km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25773 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.318km SSE of Arvin, CA · 25775 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.824km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25776 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295063. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.