M2.8 earthquake 8km NE of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8km NE of Grapevine, CA on Thu, Mar 24, 1960, 3:04 AM GMT-8 (11:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-03-24 11:04:41 UTC
- Depth
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.996° N, 118.867° W
- Region
- California
- 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.118km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24248 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.57km SSE of Piru, CA · 24242 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 3.27km SW of Fillmore, CA · 24309 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.817km SE of Arvin, CA · 24317 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.511km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 24319 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 24328 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 24329 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350772. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.