California earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 3km WNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 3km WNW of Grapevine, CA on Thu, Oct 16, 1952, 4:22 AM GMT-8 (12:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 14km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1952-10-16 12:22:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.952° N, 118.966° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.81km N of Acton, CA · 27001 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.318km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27000 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.814km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26999 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.99km NNW of Lamont, CA · 26998 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.82km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 26998 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 26992 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.020km E of Oildale, CA · 26989 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.58km NE of Arvin, CA · 26983 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.514km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26983 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.013km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26982 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.511km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26980 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.117km SW of Lamont, CA · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.09km W of Grapevine, CA · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.96km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 4.013km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26975 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.42km SE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 26971 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.14km SW of Grapevine, CA · 26962 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.326km NE of Lamont, CA · 26962 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.114km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26962 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.114km NE of Lamont, CA · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.97km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 3.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.47km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.622km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26960 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 3.716km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26959 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.48km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26959 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26957 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.24km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26957 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.210km NE of Arvin, CA · 26956 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 3.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26956 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 3.023km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26956 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26955 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26955 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26952 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.917km NNW of Mojave, CA · 26950 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.918km NNW of Mojave, CA · 26950 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 3.319km SE of Arvin, CA · 26949 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.716km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26945 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.712km N of Grapevine, CA · 26945 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.013km NNE of Lamont, CA · 27007 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 27007 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.67km SE of Arvin, CA · 27015 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.124km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27018 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.016km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27024 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.916km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27025 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.013km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27025 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27028 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27031 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.325km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27034 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27034 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.326km NE of Arvin, CA · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.027km NE of Arvin, CA · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.825km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27034 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27034 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3306856. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.