California earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 17km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Fri, Jun 28, 1957, 4:32 AM GMT-7 (11:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1957-06-28 11:32:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.257° N, 118.551° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
138°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.118km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25293 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.96km WSW of Littlerock, CA · 25293 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 25291 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 25286 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.813km S of Arvin, CA · 25278 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.524km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25272 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.124km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25272 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.014km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 25264 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.022km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25262 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.820km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25258 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.616km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 25255 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.426km NE of Arvin, CA · 25253 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.219km SE of Arvin, CA · 25249 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.917km SE of Arvin, CA · 25249 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.523km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25295 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.921km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25302 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.021km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25303 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25303 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25304 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25304 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.814km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 25318 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.022km S of Bodfish, CA · 25321 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.934km SW of Inyokern, CA · 25321 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296063. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.