California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 16km NNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16km NNW of Grapevine, CA on Thu, Feb 8, 1962, 3:24 AM GMT-8 (11:24 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1962-02-08 11:24:54 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.065° N, 119.017° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.014km SE of Bodfish, CA · 23600 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.06km WNW of Acton, CA · 23593 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.75km ENE of Oxnard, CA · 23591 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.210km WNW of Agua Dulce, CA · 23574 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.416km NW of Grapevine, CA · 23566 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.94km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 23565 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.126km SW of Bodfish, CA · 23564 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.516km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 23550 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.710km N of Tehachapi, CA · 23549 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.66km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 23547 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.123km E of Maricopa, CA · 23543 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 3.518km W of Tehachapi, CA · 23604 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23605 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.95km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 23607 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.06km ESE of Santa Paula, CA · 23625 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.98km NW of Lamont, CA · 23626 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344479. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.