California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 2km WNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2km WNW of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Nov 26, 1961, 2:13 PM GMT-8 (22:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3km W of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1961-11-26 22:13:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.947° N, 118.947° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.33km W of Grapevine, CA · 23669 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.42km N of Valencia, CA · 23662 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.510km ESE of Piru, CA · 23661 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.616km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 23644 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 23640 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.98km NW of Lamont, CA · 23626 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.06km ESE of Santa Paula, CA · 23625 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.812km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 23676 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.35km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 23687 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 5.05km W of Grapevine, CA · 23687 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.79km SW of Westlake Village, CA · 23689 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.318km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 23702 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.019km E of Arvin, CA · 23702 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.917km ENE of Arvin, CA · 23702 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.117km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 23702 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344616. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.