California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 22km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 22km N of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Jul 30, 1957, 6:55 PM GMT-7 (01:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1957-07-31 01:55:57 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.331° N, 118.497° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.820km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25257 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.616km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 25254 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.426km NE of Arvin, CA · 25252 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.219km SE of Arvin, CA · 25248 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.917km SE of Arvin, CA · 25248 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25230 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25228 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25227 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.05km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25224 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.914km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25224 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.717km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25215 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.024km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25208 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.014km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 25263 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.124km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25271 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.524km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25271 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.813km S of Arvin, CA · 25277 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 25285 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 25290 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296115. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.