M2.3 earthquake 10km WSW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Aug 5, 1978, 4:56 PM PDT

UTC

1978-08-05 23:56:06 UTC

Depth

14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.909° N, 119.028° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

10

• Lake of the Woods, CaliforniaPopulation 917. Forecast11 kmNNW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast38 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast52 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast119 kmNW

After

1. 1.524km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 5, 6:27 PM PDT · 17589 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.415km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 5, 7:59 PM PDT · 17589 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.814km SW of Arvin, CASun, Aug 6, 10:43 AM PDT · 17589 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
4. 1.77km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 7, 5:12 AM PDT · 17588 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.58km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 12, 7:45 PM PDT · 17582 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Aug 13, 1:52 AM PDT · 17582 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.520km S of Carpinteria, CASun, Aug 13, 12:02 PM PDT · 17582 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
8. 5.1The 1978 Santa Barbara, California EarthquakeSun, Aug 13, 3:54 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.77km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:01 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.09km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:01 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.87km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:02 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.39km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:06 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.38km SSE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 4:06 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.37km SE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 4:07 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.816km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:08 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.39km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:09 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.57km SE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 4:10 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.27km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:10 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.38km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:11 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
20. 3.48km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:11 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
21. 3.17km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:15 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
22. 2.14km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:16 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
23. 2.311km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:18 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.07km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:18 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.89km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:18 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
26. 2.28km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:22 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.48km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:22 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.97km SE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 4:23 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
29. 3.313km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:23 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
30. 2.26km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:25 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
31. 2.310km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:28 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.74km WSW of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 4:29 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
33. 1.710km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:30 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
34. 2.17km SE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 4:30 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
35. 1.55km SSE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 4:31 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
36. 2.311km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:31 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
37. 2.07km WSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:34 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
38. 1.511km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:35 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.38km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:35 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
40. 1.53km WSW of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 4:36 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
41. 1.76km SE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 4:36 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
42. 2.58km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:40 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
43. 1.913km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:47 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.611km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:50 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.08km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:51 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
46. 2.111km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:52 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
47. 2.57km SSE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 4:54 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
48. 2.57km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 4:55 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
49. 2.55km SSE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 4:56 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
50. 2.010km SSE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 5:09 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
51. 2.39km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 5:14 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
52. 2.86km SE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 5:21 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
53. 1.511km SE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 5:22 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
54. 2.28km SSE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 5:28 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
55. 1.77km SSE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 5:35 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
56. 2.68km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 5:36 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
57. 2.28km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 5:40 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
58. 1.911km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 5:42 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
59. 1.910km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 5:46 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
60. 2.211km SE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 5:48 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

1. 1.812km SSW of Valencia, CAFri, Aug 4, 1:30 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
2. 3.025km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jul 31, 8:02 AM PDT · 17595 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
3. 1.63km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 29, 8:08 AM PDT · 17597 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.814km SSE of Camarillo, CAFri, Jul 28, 1:31 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 26, 4:59 PM PDT · 17599 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.03km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 26, 1:58 AM PDT · 17600 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.810km NW of Malibu, CAFri, Jul 21, 6:24 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.818km W of Ventura, CAFri, Jul 21, 2:35 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.318km SSE of Alpaugh, CAFri, Jul 21, 1:51 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.49km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 20, 5:35 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
11. 1.521km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 20, 4:23 AM PDT · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.813km NW of Mojave, CAWed, Jul 19, 12:06 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.916km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Jul 18, 6:46 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.419km S of Carpinteria, CATue, Jul 18, 6:41 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.910km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 18, 3:10 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.13km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 18, 1:58 AM PDT · 17608 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.816km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jul 15, 4:30 PM PDT · 17610 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.99km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jul 15, 7:10 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.75km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jul 15, 1:30 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.916km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jul 14, 2:59 AM PDT · 17612 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10011802. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC.