California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 16km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16km NW of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Mar 7, 1971, 12:54 AM PST (08:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 2km W of San Fernando, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1971-03-07 08:54:51 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.040° N, 119.053° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87km N of Pacoima, CA · 20300 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.411km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20300 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.29km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 20299 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.82km WSW of Wofford Heights, CA · 20299 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.111km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 20299 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.89km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20298 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20298 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.57km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 20298 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.86km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20296 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.06km N of Granada Hills, CA · 20296 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.05km NW of Pacoima, CA · 20295 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.89km N of Pacoima, CA · 20291 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.18km N of Pacoima, CA · 20291 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.59km SSW of Valencia, CA · 20290 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20290 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.65km WSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 20288 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.69km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20288 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.77km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 20285 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.923km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 20283 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.69km N of Pacoima, CA · 20282 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.23km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 20282 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.25km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 20282 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.54km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 20282 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.63km ENE of Granada Hills, CA · 20282 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.86km N of Granada Hills, CA · 20282 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.824km S of Bodfish, CA · 20281 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.825km S of Bodfish, CA · 20281 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 3.25km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 20281 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.65km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 20279 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20279 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.61km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 20278 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 4.32km W of San Fernando, CA · 20276 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 4.18km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20275 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 3.28km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20275 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.59km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20275 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.93km W of Northridge, CA · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 3.92km W of Granada Hills, CA · 20275 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.75km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20270 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.85km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20270 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 3.06km W of Castaic, CA · 20270 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 3.47km W of Castaic, CA · 20270 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.75km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20269 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.87km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 20268 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.910km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 20267 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20267 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 3.75km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20258 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.66km NW of Castaic, CA · 20257 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.59km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20257 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 3.15km WNW of Castaic, CA · 20254 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.77km N of Granada Hills, CA · 20252 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.95km N of Pacoima, CA · 20249 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 3.38km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 20247 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 3.710km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20246 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 3.07km N of Pacoima, CA · 20245 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.78km SSE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20245 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.60km E of Granada Hills, CA · 20242 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.77km SSW of Santa Clarita, CA · 20242 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.38km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20301 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.710km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 20301 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.27km N of Pacoima, CA · 20301 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.59km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20302 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.910km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 20302 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.96km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 20303 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.09km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 20304 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.06km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20304 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.111km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 20304 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.811km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20305 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.810km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20306 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.09km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 20306 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.510km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20307 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20307 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.36km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20309 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.59km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20310 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.97km N of Pacoima, CA · 20310 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.37km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 20310 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.36km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 20310 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.212km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 20311 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3323227. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.