M2.7 earthquake 7km NE of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7km NE of Grapevine, CA on Sat, Jun 16, 1945, 2:37 PM GMT-7 (21:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 6km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1945-06-16 21:37:25 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.984° N, 118.865° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 159°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360362. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.