California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6km WSW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6km WSW of Grapevine, CA on Tue, Apr 3, 1962, 10:29 PM GMT-8 (06:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23km E of Maricopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-04-04 06:29:59 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.931° N, 118.996° 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, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.123km E of Maricopa, CA · 23543 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.38km W of Ventura, CA · 23537 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.94km N of Ventura, CA · 23533 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.56km WNW of Acton, CA · 23531 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.123km WSW of Buttonwillow, CA · 23517 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.721km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23496 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.710km N of Tehachapi, CA · 23550 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.516km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 23551 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.79km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 23564 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.126km SW of Bodfish, CA · 23564 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.94km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 23566 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.416km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23566 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.210km WNW of Agua Dulce, CA · 23575 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344461. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.