M2.8 earthquake 4km N of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4km N of Grapevine, CA on Fri, Oct 22, 1965, 6:30 PM GMT-7 (01:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 5km N of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-10-23 01:30:29 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.983° N, 118.935° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.66km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22230 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.15km N of Arvin, CA · 22220 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.88km WSW of Westlake Village, CA · 22219 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22209 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22209 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22209 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.016km W of Tehachapi, CA · 22204 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.015km N of Grapevine, CA · 22202 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.419km S of Gorman, CA · 22201 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.425km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 22200 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330373. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.