M1.6 earthquake 7km SW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Aug 13, 1978, 11:02 PM PDT

UTC

1978-08-14 06:02:47 UTC

Depth

10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.905° N, 118.993° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

185°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Lake of the Woods, CaliforniaPopulation 917. Forecast10 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast37 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast52 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast117 kmNW

After

1. 1.69km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 11:17 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.55km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 11:33 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
3. 2.55km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 12:01 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.58km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 12:03 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.77km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 12:09 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.47km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 12:45 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.37km SE of Goleta, CAMon, Aug 14, 12:47 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.210km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 12:54 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.910km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 1:31 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.88km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 1:46 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.48km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:32 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.66km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 3:14 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.59km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 3:22 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.311km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 3:25 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.56km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 3:41 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.68km SSE of Goleta, CAMon, Aug 14, 3:54 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.28km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 4:21 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.911km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 5:43 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.512km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 5:45 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.78km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 5:53 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
21. 2.67km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 5:53 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
22. 1.59km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 6:20 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.88km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 6:34 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.714km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 6:58 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.07km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 7:33 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
26. 2.110km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 8:10 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.010km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 8:37 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.711km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:07 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.48km SE of Goleta, CAMon, Aug 14, 10:04 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
30. 2.36km SW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 10:21 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
31. 2.216km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 10:27 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
32. 1.88km SSE of Goleta, CAMon, Aug 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
33. 2.09km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 12:00 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
34. 1.68km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 12:34 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.77km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 1:22 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.815km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:05 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.510km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:13 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
38. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:59 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
39. 1.86km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 14, 3:00 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
40. 1.87km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 14, 3:01 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.79km SSE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 6:18 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.56km SE of Isla Vista, CAMon, Aug 14, 6:19 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
43. 3.123km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 14, 6:23 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
44. 2.011km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 7:28 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.26km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Aug 14, 10:40 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
46. 1.59km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 12:00 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
47. 2.59km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 2:58 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
48. 1.98km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 5:09 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
49. 2.37km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 8:52 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
50. 1.69km SE of Isla Vista, CATue, Aug 15, 9:07 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
51. 1.712km SE of Isla Vista, CATue, Aug 15, 9:26 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
52. 2.110km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 10:16 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
53. 1.99km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 5:39 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
54. 1.87km SSW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 6:47 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
55. 1.612km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 6:57 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
56. 2.110km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 9:24 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
57. 2.421km S of Santa Barbara, CATue, Aug 15, 10:31 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
58. 1.89km SW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Aug 16, 12:43 AM PDT · 17578 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
59. 2.29km S of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Aug 16, 2:57 AM PDT · 17578 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
60. 1.89km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Aug 16, 3:43 AM PDT · 17578 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

1. 2.97km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 10:22 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.58km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 10:09 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.711km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 9:13 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.87km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 9:00 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.910km SE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 8:42 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.88km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 8:35 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.510km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 8:33 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.017km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 8:27 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.012km SSE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 7:58 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.812km SSE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 7:48 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.115km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 7:41 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.99km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 7:39 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.010km SE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 7:36 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.86km SSW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 7:28 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.910km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 7:19 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.011km SSE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 7:12 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.010km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 7:05 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.08km SW of Santa Barbara, CASun, Aug 13, 7:02 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.28km SE of Goleta, CASun, Aug 13, 7:01 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.110km SE of Isla Vista, CASun, Aug 13, 6:58 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10012802. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.