M2.9 earthquake 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Jun 19, 1957, 1:41 AM GMT-7

UTC

1957-06-19 08:41:02 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.277° N, 118.567° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

115°

Stations used

10

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast139 kmNNW

After

1. 3.620km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 19, 4:15 PM GMT-7 · 25305 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 3.021km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 19, 6:28 PM GMT-7 · 25305 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.921km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 20, 12:55 PM GMT-7 · 25304 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 3.523km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 27, 7:43 PM GMT-7 · 25297 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
5. 4.017km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 28, 4:32 AM GMT-7 · 25297 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 3.118km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 29, 4:39 AM GMT-7 · 25296 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.96km WSW of Littlerock, CASat, Jun 29, 7:41 PM GMT-7 · 25295 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
8. 3.223km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 2, 12:42 AM GMT-7 · 25293 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
9. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 6, 10:43 AM GMT-7 · 25288 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.813km S of Arvin, CASun, Jul 14, 11:05 AM GMT-7 · 25280 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
11. 3.524km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 20, 10:04 PM GMT-7 · 25274 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
12. 3.124km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 20, 10:06 PM GMT-7 · 25274 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
13. 3.014km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 28, 8:17 PM GMT-7 · 25266 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
14. 3.022km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 30, 6:55 PM GMT-7 · 25264 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.820km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 3, 12:08 PM GMT-7 · 25260 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
16. 3.616km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Aug 6, 8:27 PM GMT-7 · 25257 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
17. 3.426km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Aug 8, 1:20 PM GMT-7 · 25255 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
18. 3.219km SE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 12, 1:06 PM GMT-7 · 25251 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.917km SE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 12, 3:53 PM GMT-7 · 25251 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away

Before

1. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 18, 4:57 PM GMT-7 · 25306 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.814km ESE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 4, 11:08 AM GMT-7 · 25320 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 3.022km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 1, 8:25 AM GMT-7 · 25323 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.934km SW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 1, 8:24 AM GMT-7 · 25323 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 28, 12:38 AM GMT-7 · 25328 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.916km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, May 26, 6:35 PM GMT-7 · 25329 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
7. 3.024km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 25, 11:49 AM GMT-7 · 25330 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
8. 3.020km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, May 23, 1:29 PM GMT-7 · 25332 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296054. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:32 AM UTC.