California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 4km WNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 4km WNW of Grapevine, CA on Tue, Dec 2, 1952, 7:29 AM GMT-8 (15:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 25km N of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1952-12-02 15:29:31 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.958° N, 118.971° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.210km NE of Arvin, CA · 26966 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26966 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.023km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26966 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26965 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26965 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26962 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.917km NNW of Mojave, CA · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.918km NNW of Mojave, CA · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.319km SE of Arvin, CA · 26959 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.716km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26955 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.712km N of Grapevine, CA · 26955 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.025km S of Bodfish, CA · 26954 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.811km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26951 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.712km SSE of Arvin, CA · 26949 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 26947 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26945 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 26945 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.98km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26944 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.013km N of Grapevine, CA · 26943 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.121km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26943 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.625km S of Bodfish, CA · 26942 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 3.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26942 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26941 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 3.521km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26939 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.615km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26938 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26936 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.710km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26936 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.719km SSW of Lamont, CA · 26936 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.924km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26934 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 3.317km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 26932 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.624km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26932 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26930 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.923km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 26929 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26928 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 3.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26927 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CA · 26924 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26924 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.64km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 26924 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26924 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.011km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26923 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.19km N of Grapevine, CA · 26923 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.94km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26922 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.913km N of Tehachapi, CA · 26922 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.910km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26922 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.224km S of Bodfish, CA · 26920 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26920 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 3.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 26920 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 3.224km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26920 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 4.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26919 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.811km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 26919 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 3.24km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26918 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26918 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 3.116km NE of Oildale, CA · 26914 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 3.011km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26911 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 3.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.313km SW of Lamont, CA · 26909 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 3.312km WNW of Mojave, CA · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 3.021km NE of Arvin, CA · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 3.27km WNW of Mojave, CA · 26908 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26968 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.48km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 26969 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.716km W of Tehachapi, CA · 26970 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.622km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26970 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.47km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 26970 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26971 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 26971 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.97km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26971 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.114km NE of Lamont, CA · 26972 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.114km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26972 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.326km NE of Lamont, CA · 26972 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.14km SW of Grapevine, CA · 26973 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.42km SE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 26981 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.013km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26985 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.96km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 26988 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 4.09km W of Grapevine, CA · 26988 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.117km SW of Lamont, CA · 26988 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.511km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 26990 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.013km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26993 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 4.514km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 26993 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3307250. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.