California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 17km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 17km NW of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Jan 8, 1961, 5:21 AM GMT-8 (13:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13km N of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1961-01-08 13:21:51 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.069° N, 119.042° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.925km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23997 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.013km N of Grapevine, CA · 23985 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.322km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23983 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.021km SW of Lamont, CA · 23983 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.126km NNE of Arvin, CA · 23977 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.026km NE of Arvin, CA · 23968 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.625km S of Bodfish, CA · 23964 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.85km WNW of Wasco, CA · 23963 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.08km NNW of Wasco, CA · 23961 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.87km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 23954 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.38km SSW of Lamont, CA · 23951 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.08km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 23949 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23941 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23939 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.618km E of Arvin, CA · 23938 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.012km W of Lake Hughes, CA · 24014 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3347744. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.