M2.5 earthquake 22km NW of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22km NW of Grapevine, CA on Thu, Nov 26, 1964, 12:04 AM GMT-8 (08:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 6km NNW of Frazier Park, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-11-26 08:04:14 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.103° N, 119.066° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 276°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.47km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 22582 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.28km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 22582 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.96km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 22565 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.84km WSW of Moorpark, CA · 22564 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.56km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 22562 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.125km ENE of Arvin, CA · 22558 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22558 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.45km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 22541 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330765. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.