California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Nov 7, 1956, 2:22 PM GMT-8 (22:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1956-11-07 22:22:14 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.350° N, 118.566° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.125km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25521 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25519 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.718km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25508 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25507 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.824km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25505 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.814km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25501 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.24km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 25499 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.215km W of Tehachapi, CA · 25490 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.813km SW of Arvin, CA · 25485 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.219km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25483 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.88km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 25468 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.619km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25467 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.415km SSW of Arvin, CA · 25524 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.827km NE of Arvin, CA · 25526 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.312km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 25532 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.06km W of Grapevine, CA · 25542 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295720. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.