M2.3 earthquake 7km N of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Sep 10, 1976, 5:07 PM PDT

UTC

1976-09-11 00:07:06 UTC

Depth

14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.002° N, 118.918° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

126°

Stations used

0

• Lebec, CaliforniaPopulation 1,468. Forecast18 kmNNW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast24 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast122 kmNNW

After

1. 1.926km NNE of Montecito, CAMon, Sep 13, 11:03 PM PDT · 18283 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.912km SSW of Carpinteria, CATue, Sep 14, 3:17 PM PDT · 18282 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 18, 5:55 AM PDT · 18278 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 18275 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.69km SSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Sep 26, 8:24 AM PDT · 18270 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CATue, Sep 28, 1:39 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.72km N of California City, CAThu, Sep 30, 1:52 PM PDT · 18266 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 1, 5:12 AM PDT · 18265 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 2, 10:44 AM PDT · 18264 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.811km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Oct 3, 1:28 PM PDT · 18263 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.711km SSW of Carpinteria, CATue, Oct 5, 12:00 PM PDT · 18261 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CASat, Oct 9, 4:38 AM PDT · 18258 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.812km ESE of Piru, CASat, Oct 9, 4:38 AM PDT · 18258 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 10, 5:31 AM PDT · 18256 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.126km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 14, 9:10 AM PDT · 18252 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
16. 3.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 14, 10:25 AM PDT · 18252 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 14, 10:50 AM PDT · 18252 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 14, 8:53 PM PDT · 18252 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
19. 3.98km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Oct 16, 10:38 PM PDT · 18250 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.312km SW of Valencia, CAFri, Oct 22, 5:03 AM PDT · 18245 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.011km S of Agua Dulce, CASun, Oct 24, 2:07 AM PDT · 18243 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASun, Oct 24, 11:47 AM PDT · 18242 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.526km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Oct 29, 5:52 AM PDT · 18237 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Nov 3, 12:23 AM PST · 18233 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.411km NE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 3, 12:51 AM PST · 18233 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
26. 2.712km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:26 PM PST · 18232 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
27. 3.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 3, 5:36 PM PST · 18232 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 5, 7:33 PM PST · 18230 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
29. 2.06km WSW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Nov 5, 9:41 PM PST · 18230 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
30. 2.412km ESE of Piru, CAFri, Nov 5, 11:36 PM PST · 18230 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
31. 2.66km W of Lake Hughes, CASun, Nov 7, 6:21 AM PST · 18228 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
32. 2.515km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 8, 12:09 AM PST · 18228 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

Before

1. 2.617km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 9, 9:35 PM PDT · 18287 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.914km N of Goleta, CAThu, Sep 9, 6:14 PM PDT · 18287 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.016km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Sep 8, 1:35 PM PDT · 18288 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.017km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:43 PM PDT · 18290 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.94km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 6, 8:08 PM PDT · 18290 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.15km NW of Chatsworth, CASun, Sep 5, 9:03 PM PDT · 18291 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.16km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Sep 4, 3:04 PM PDT · 18292 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.712km SW of Valencia, CAFri, Sep 3, 1:21 AM PDT · 18294 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.27km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Aug 30, 6:08 PM PDT · 18297 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
10. 3.27km WNW of Castaic, CAMon, Aug 30, 5:27 PM PDT · 18297 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
11. 2.24km SE of Frazier Park, CASun, Aug 29, 4:37 AM PDT · 18299 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
12. 3.212km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:21 PM PDT · 18301 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.820km NNE of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 24, 9:58 PM PDT · 18303 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.320km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 24, 8:44 PM PDT · 18303 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.57km NE of Goleta, CAFri, Aug 20, 2:09 AM PDT · 18308 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.89km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Aug 18, 10:44 PM PDT · 18309 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.73km ESE of Camarillo, CAMon, Aug 16, 7:33 AM PDT · 18311 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci146784. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.