California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 22km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 22km NW of Grapevine, CA on Mon, Apr 29, 1957, 4:18 AM GMT-7 (11:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 20km NW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1957-04-29 11:18:13 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.075° N, 119.113° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 25346 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.28km SW of Grapevine, CA · 25341 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.020km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 25335 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.024km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25333 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.916km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 25332 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25330 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.022km S of Bodfish, CA · 25326 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.814km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 25323 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25309 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25308 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25308 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.021km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25308 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.921km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25307 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.523km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25300 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.020km E of Oildale, CA · 25360 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.911km N of Grapevine, CA · 25362 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25373 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.811km N of Grapevine, CA · 25380 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.215km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25381 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295993. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.