California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16km NE of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16km NE of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Apr 15, 1973, 9:15 AM PST (17:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-04-15 17:15:21 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.036° N, 118.789° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.89km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 19516 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.78km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19516 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19516 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19516 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19516 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.014km WSW of Neenach, CA · 19514 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.711km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19514 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.76km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19512 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.72km NW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19511 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.72km NW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19511 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.73km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 19511 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.711km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19507 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.711km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19507 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19506 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.78km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19506 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.78km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19506 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.74km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19502 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.78km NE of Sunland, CA · 19502 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.77km N of Sunland, CA · 19502 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.76km NE of Valencia, CA · 19501 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.77km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19501 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.310km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19500 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19499 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.76km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19497 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.711km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19497 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.712km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19496 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.822km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 19495 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.56km NNE of Fillmore, CA · 19495 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.48km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19495 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.98km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19495 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19495 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.46km SSE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19495 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.26km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19495 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19494 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19492 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19492 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.710km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19491 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19489 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.76km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 19487 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19484 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19483 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.710km N of Pacoima, CA · 19483 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19483 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.74km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19482 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.78km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19481 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.32km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19481 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.711km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19481 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.78km N of Sunland, CA · 19480 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19479 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.412km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19478 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.922km SW of Bodfish, CA · 19477 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.77km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19473 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.79km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19471 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19469 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.818km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 19469 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.73km SSW of Valencia, CA · 19468 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.711km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19467 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.55km ESE of Ventura, CA · 19467 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19466 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19518 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.710km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19520 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.712km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19520 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.79km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19521 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.22km E of Canoga Park, CA · 19521 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.65km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19522 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.77km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19523 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.77km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19523 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.59km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 19524 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.72km SSE of Chatsworth, CA · 19524 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.76km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19525 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.78km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19525 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.424km SW of Bodfish, CA · 19525 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 19527 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.113km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 19528 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.19km NNE of Kernville, CA · 19528 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19529 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.27km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 19531 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 19532 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.79km NNE of Pacoima, CA · 19534 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320059. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.