California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 17km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17km NW of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Jul 23, 1952, 6:23 PM GMT-7 (01:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 25km NE of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1952-07-24 01:23:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.060° N, 119.056° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
265°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.318km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.520km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.116km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.118km SSW of Lamont, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.611km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.920km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.814km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.621km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.54km SSE of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.322km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.117km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.914km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.319km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.016km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.811km E of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.314km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.710km N of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.516km NNE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.518km E of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.817km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.521km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.818km E of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 4.114km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 4.19km SW of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 4.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 3.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.221km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.48km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.612km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 3.37km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27087 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 4.921km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.414km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 5.522km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 5.619km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 4.722km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 3.110km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 27086 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 3.814km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 4.118km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 4.118km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 3.919km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 3.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27086 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.919km E of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 4.421km SE of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 4.012km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 3.226km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27086 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 4.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 3.38km W of Grapevine, CA · 27085 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 4.516km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 4.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 4.221km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 3.819km S of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 4.010km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 4.123km E of Maricopa, CA · 27085 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 4.127km NE of Arvin, CA · 27085 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 3.323km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.919km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.915km S of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.010km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.914km N of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.610km SSW of Arvin, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.64km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.816km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.816km WSW of Lamont, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 5.16km N of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.022km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 4.520km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.426km NE of Arvin, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.419km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.04km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.516km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318309. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.