California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 26km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Sep 1, 1957, 6:05 AM GMT-7 (13:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18km SSW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1957-09-01 13:05:01 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.357° N, 118.504° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25227 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.05km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25224 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.914km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25224 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.717km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25215 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.024km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25208 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.023km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 25198 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.326km NE of Arvin, CA · 25196 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.018km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 25195 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25193 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.825km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25193 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.311km N of Castaic, CA · 25193 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.717km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 25192 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.412km NW of Castaic, CA · 25192 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.013km SE of Arvin, CA · 25190 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.015km NE of Grapevine, CA · 25178 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 25169 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25230 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.917km SE of Arvin, CA · 25248 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.219km SE of Arvin, CA · 25248 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.426km NE of Arvin, CA · 25252 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.616km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 25254 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296192. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC.