California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4km NW of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Aug 24, 1952, 4:11 PM GMT-7 (23:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 21km N of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1952-08-24 23:11:47 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.972° N, 118.965° W
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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.713km N of Grapevine, CA · 27068 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.59km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 27066 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.824km S of Bodfish, CA · 27065 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.721km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27063 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27063 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.819km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27063 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.45km WSW of Carpinteria, CA · 27062 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.06km ENE of Lamont, CA · 27060 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.83km NW of Lamont, CA · 27059 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.619km SE of Arvin, CA · 27059 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27059 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.77km SW of Grapevine, CA · 27059 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.224km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27057 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27057 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.419km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27057 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.415km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27049 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.018km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27047 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.822km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27047 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27045 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.825km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27045 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.027km NE of Arvin, CA · 27045 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.326km NE of Arvin, CA · 27045 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 3.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27045 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 3.325km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27045 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 3.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27042 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27039 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.013km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27036 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 3.916km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27036 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 4.016km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27035 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 4.124km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27029 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.67km SE of Arvin, CA · 27026 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 27018 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 4.013km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27018 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 4.33km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27015 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.81km N of Acton, CA · 27012 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 4.318km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27011 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 3.814km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27010 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 3.99km NNW of Lamont, CA · 27009 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 3.82km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 27009 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.26km NNW of Acton, CA · 27069 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.89km NNW of Acton, CA · 27069 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.85km NNE of Acton, CA · 27069 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.318km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 27070 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 5.5The 1952 Bakersfield, California Earthquake · 27070 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.39km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 27072 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.415km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 27073 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27073 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.911km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 27075 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27075 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.211km NE of Grapevine, CA · 27075 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.912km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27075 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.010km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27075 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.910km N of Grapevine, CA · 27076 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.810km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27077 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.111km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27078 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.36km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.216km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27079 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.719km SE of Arvin, CA · 27079 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.617km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27080 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3306753. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.