M3.0 earthquake 11km NNW of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11km NNW of Grapevine, CA on Mon, Oct 19, 1964, 10:57 PM GMT-7 (05:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 7km E of Lake Isabella, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-10-20 05:57:09 UTC
- Depth
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.041° N, 118.967° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 9
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 22625 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.97km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 22614 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.218km NW of Grapevine, CA · 22591 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.522km NW of Grapevine, CA · 22591 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.47km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 22584 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.28km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 22583 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330830. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.