M2.8 earthquake 5km WNW of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5km WNW of Grapevine, CA on Tue, Jul 31, 1934, 1:02 PM GMT-8 (21:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-07-31 21:02:21 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.964° N, 118.983° W
- Region
- California
- 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 4.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 255°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 33658 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.35km ESE of Agoura Hills, CA · 33658 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.35km ENE of Thousand Oaks, CA · 33657 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.65km WNW of Palmdale, CA · 33645 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.113km NNW of Castaic, CA · 33640 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.318km WSW of Ventura, CA · 33639 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.213km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 33605 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362313. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.