M3.5 earthquake 11km ENE of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 11km ENE of Grapevine, CA on Sat, Mar 5, 1960, 8:26 PM GMT-8 (04:26 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-03-06 04:26:41 UTC
- Depth
- 1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.991° N, 118.828° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.817km SE of Arvin, CA · 24317 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.27km SW of Fillmore, CA · 24309 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.88km NE of Grapevine, CA · 24301 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
Before
- 3.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 24328 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 24329 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.025km S of Bodfish, CA · 24332 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.226km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24333 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.43km E of Chatsworth, CA · 24336 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3351207. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.