California earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 18km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 18km NW of Grapevine, CA on Fri, Mar 23, 1956, 1:23 PM GMT-8 (21:23 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1956-03-23 21:23:26 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.077° N, 119.043° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.120km SW of Lamont, CA · 25749 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.722km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25742 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.310km W of Tehachapi, CA · 25740 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.424km NE of Arvin, CA · 25731 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.814km S of Arvin, CA · 25727 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.93km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 25726 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.18km N of Lamont, CA · 25726 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.721km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25706 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25705 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.926km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25701 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.816km E of Arvin, CA · 25697 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 25695 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.49km NE of Grapevine, CA · 25694 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.46km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25691 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 25690 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.79km NNE of Castaic, CA · 25759 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.018km NE of Lebec, CA · 25762 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.92km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 25763 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.026km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25764 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.99km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25767 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.318km SSE of Arvin, CA · 25769 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.824km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25769 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.214km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 25770 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295049. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.