California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20km NW of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Sep 13, 1978, 12:13 AM PDT (07:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6km SW of Santa Barbara, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-09-13 07:13:23 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.085° N, 119.074° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
260°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 17552 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.38km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17551 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.56km W of Grapevine, CA · 17548 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.38km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17547 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.56km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17543 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.09km N of Mojave, CA · 17543 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.57km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17541 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.58km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17541 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.87km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17541 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17541 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.67km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17541 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17540 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17540 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.69km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17539 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.29km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.89km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17539 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.130km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.07km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17538 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17534 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.312km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17532 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17531 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.315km W of Tehachapi, CA · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.87km WSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17527 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.31km SW of Rosedale, CA · 17527 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17527 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17526 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.624km SW of Maricopa, CA · 17523 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.410km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17522 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.611km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17522 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17522 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17520 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.610km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.414km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CA · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.812km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CA · 17514 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17510 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17509 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.917km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CA · 17508 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.76km WNW of Chatsworth, CA · 17507 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 3.26km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 17507 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.910km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 17506 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.217km W of Tehachapi, CA · 17506 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.916km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17505 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17503 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.38km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17500 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 17499 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.98km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 17498 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17498 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CA · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CA · 17497 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.214km SW of Arvin, CA · 17497 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.48km WSW of Ojai, CA · 17496 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.110km WSW of Ojai, CA · 17496 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.610km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17554 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.56km WSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17554 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.69km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17555 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.99km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17555 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.92km S of Montecito, CA · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CA · 17559 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.77km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17559 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.714km W of Ventura, CA · 17559 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.16km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17560 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.717km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17561 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.88km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17562 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17562 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.66km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17563 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.15km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17564 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.014km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 17565 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.611km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17566 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.78km N of Santa Paula, CA · 17566 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.86km N of Granada Hills, CA · 17568 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.87km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17568 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.616km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17568 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313364. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.