California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Dec 10, 1957, 8:16 PM GMT-8 (04:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1957-12-11 04:16:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.354° N, 118.498° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
314°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.620km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25129 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.225km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25129 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.96km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 25127 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.719km E of Maricopa, CA · 25125 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.719km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25117 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.519km S of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25117 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.220km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25113 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25113 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.922km NE of Arvin, CA · 25104 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.117km SSE of Arvin, CA · 25100 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.37km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25098 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.910km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25097 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.96km W of Grapevine, CA · 25096 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.615km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25129 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.27km ENE of Castaic, CA · 25137 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.517km E of Arvin, CA · 25146 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296315. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.