M3.4 earthquake 6km NW of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 6km NW of Grapevine, CA on Tue, Jul 24, 1945, 5:08 PM GMT-7 (00:08 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
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1945-07-25 00:08:11 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.978° N, 118.972° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 257°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.16km NW of Oildale, CA · 29603 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.29km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 29603 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360474. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.