California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 19km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 19km NW of Grapevine, CA on Wed, May 8, 1968, 3:45 PM GMT-7 (22:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-05-08 22:45:52 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.043° N, 119.095° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
142°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 21308 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.718km ENE of Arvin, CA · 21308 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.63km SSE of Valencia, CA · 21305 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21301 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21301 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.216km SSW of Neenach, CA · 21293 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.52km SSW of Goleta, CA · 21287 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21281 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.915km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 21272 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.918km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 21272 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.417km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 21269 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.316km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 21264 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.819km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 21262 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CA · 21330 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.021km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 21338 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.62km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 21350 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.01km SE of Goleta, CA · 21351 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328825. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.