M 5.5 earthquake — The 1952 Bakersfield, California Earthquake

August 22, 1952 · USGS event ci3306746

Magnitude

5.52 (ml)

Depth

6 km

Location

The 1952 Bakersfield, California Earthquake

Coordinates

35.352, -118.954

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.8 · 5km NNE of Acton, CAAugust 23, 1952 M 4.7 · 13km N of Grapevine, CAAugust 25, 1952 M 4.7 · 17km NW of Grapevine, CAAugust 18, 1952 M 4.7 · 21km N of Tehachapi, CAAugust 30, 1952 M 4.7 · 19km SE of Arvin, CAAugust 13, 1952 M 4.6 · 17km N of Tehachapi, CAAugust 13, 1952

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.