M3.1 earthquake 14km NW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Nov 15, 1971, 3:36 PM PST

UTC

1971-11-15 23:36:25 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.023° N, 119.046° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

150°

Stations used

9

• Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaPopulation 2,315. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast29 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast39 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast131 kmNW

After

1. 2.79km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Nov 16, 8:00 AM PST · 20046 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
2. 3.04km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Nov 17, 5:01 AM PST · 20045 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
3. 2.58km N of Granada Hills, CAThu, Nov 18, 5:49 AM PST · 20044 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.58km NNW of Pacoima, CAMon, Nov 22, 12:05 AM PST · 20041 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
5. 3.15km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Nov 24, 3:19 AM PST · 20038 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
6. 3.714km SE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 24, 10:13 AM PST · 20038 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.72km NE of Granada Hills, CASat, Nov 27, 6:13 PM PST · 20035 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
8. 3.03km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Dec 2, 7:04 PM PST · 20030 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
9. 3.126km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 6, 10:43 PM PST · 20026 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.79km NE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 10, 9:48 PM PST · 20022 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
11. 3.52km SW of Gorman, CAMon, Dec 13, 12:44 PM PST · 20019 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
12. 3.03km WSW of Gorman, CATue, Dec 21, 12:40 AM PST · 20011 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
13. 3.59km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 24, 3:34 AM PST · 20008 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.72km W of Granada Hills, CASat, Dec 25, 10:55 PM PST · 20007 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.57km NE of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Jan 5, 6:59 PM PST · 19996 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CAThu, Jan 6, 12:04 AM PST · 19996 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:33 AM PST · 19995 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 9, 4:53 PM PST · 19992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.76km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 11, 2:09 AM PST · 19990 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CATue, Jan 11, 10:00 AM PST · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.711km S of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Jan 14, 10:59 AM PST · 19987 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 2.520km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 14, 3:51 AM PST · 20048 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.56km NE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 11, 3:25 PM PST · 20051 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
3. 3.318km NNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, Nov 7, 6:03 AM PST · 20055 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
4. 3.09km W of Agua Dulce, CAThu, Nov 4, 11:17 AM PST · 20058 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
5. 2.58km N of Pacoima, CAThu, Nov 4, 1:56 AM PST · 20058 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.65km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Nov 4, 12:22 AM PST · 20058 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.09km SE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Nov 1, 2:15 AM PST · 20061 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Oct 31, 8:42 PM PST · 20062 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
9. 3.312km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 30, 8:08 PM PDT · 20063 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.42km NNW of Northridge, CASat, Oct 30, 1:17 PM PDT · 20063 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.58km NNE of Pacoima, CAThu, Oct 28, 2:17 AM PDT · 20065 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.64km NNE of Granada Hills, CATue, Oct 26, 7:38 PM PDT · 20067 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.87km N of Granada Hills, CAMon, Oct 25, 11:39 AM PDT · 20068 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
14. 3.06km SE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 24, 5:08 AM PDT · 20069 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.82km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Oct 23, 1:57 AM PDT · 20070 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
16. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Oct 22, 6:29 AM PDT · 20071 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
17. 3.513km ESE of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 22, 2:55 AM PDT · 20071 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.43km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Oct 21, 4:05 AM PDT · 20072 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.74km NNE of Granada Hills, CATue, Oct 19, 3:18 PM PDT · 20074 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.53km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 18, 10:49 PM PDT · 20075 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3321710. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.