M3.5 earthquake 3km SSW of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 3km SSW of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Mar 25, 1951, 4:25 PM GMT-8 (00:25 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), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1951-03-26 00:25:57 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.921° N, 118.945° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 8
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
- 2.16km N of Granada Hills, CA · 27556 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.17km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 27555 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.11km SSE of Westlake Village, CA · 27544 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.84km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 27526 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.720km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 27518 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322580. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.