California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 16km WNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 16km WNW of Grapevine, CA on Tue, Aug 6, 1957, 8:27 PM GMT-7 (03:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1957-08-07 03:27:37 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.010° N, 119.084° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.426km NE of Arvin, CA · 25257 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.219km SE of Arvin, CA · 25253 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.917km SE of Arvin, CA · 25253 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25235 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25233 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25232 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.05km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25229 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.914km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25229 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.717km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25221 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.024km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25213 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.023km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 25203 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.326km NE of Arvin, CA · 25201 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.820km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25262 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.022km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25266 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.014km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 25268 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.124km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25276 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.524km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25276 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.813km S of Arvin, CA · 25282 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296129. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.