M3.5 earthquake 7km SW of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7km SW of Grapevine, CA on Thu, Jan 17, 1946, 4:21 AM GMT-8 (12:21 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
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1946-01-17 12:21:41 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.893° N, 118.978° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 159°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.79km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 29457 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.87km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 29452 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.823km NE of Arvin, CA · 29450 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.47km WNW of Neenach, CA · 29431 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.718km ENE of Oildale, CA · 29421 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360134. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.