M3.9 earthquake 14km N of Grapevine, CA
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 14km N of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Jun 23, 1965, 9:17 AM GMT-7 (16:17 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 11km NE of Valencia, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-06-23 16:17:17 UTC
- Depth
- 3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.070° N, 118.958° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 15
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
- 2.616km N of Grapevine, CA · 22371 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.816km SE of Bodfish, CA · 22369 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.014km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 22366 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.324km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 22366 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.812km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 22366 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.111km NE of Valencia, CA · 22349 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.013km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 22338 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 22338 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330551. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.