California earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 17km WSW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 17km WSW of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Oct 6, 1957, 10:52 PM GMT-8 (06:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1957-10-07 06:52:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.075° N, 118.627° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412km NW of Castaic, CA · 25194 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.013km SE of Arvin, CA · 25193 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.015km NE of Grapevine, CA · 25180 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 25171 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.517km E of Arvin, CA · 25147 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.27km ENE of Castaic, CA · 25138 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.311km N of Castaic, CA · 25195 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.825km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25195 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25195 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.018km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 25197 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.326km NE of Arvin, CA · 25198 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.023km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 25200 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.024km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25210 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.717km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25218 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296218. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.