California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km N of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km N of Grapevine, CA on Fri, Feb 10, 1978, 1:40 PM PST (21:40 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4km NNW of Northridge, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-10 21:40:53 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.019° N, 118.927° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CA · 17755 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17753 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.717km N of Mojave, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.24km NNW of Northridge, CA · 17751 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.54km NNW of Northridge, CA · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.44km NNW of Northridge, CA · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.94km NNW of Northridge, CA · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.96km S of Camarillo, CA · 17750 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CA · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.05km S of Camarillo, CA · 17748 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CA · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.23km S of Ojai, CA · 17747 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17744 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.04km S of Valencia, CA · 17740 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CA · 17740 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CA · 17732 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.18km SE of Camarillo, CA · 17731 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.65km ESE of Santa Paula, CA · 17731 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.67km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17729 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.56km ENE of Shafter, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.64km SW of Palmdale, CA · 17726 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17725 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17725 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17723 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.99km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.86km SE of Camarillo, CA · 17721 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.521km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 3.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 17720 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.621km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.418km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17718 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CA · 17716 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.112km ESE of Piru, CA · 17716 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.73km SW of Lamont, CA · 17716 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17715 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.54km N of Santa Clarita, CA · 17714 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17712 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.729km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 17712 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.511km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17711 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.86km S of Camarillo, CA · 17711 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.617km SE of Arvin, CA · 17709 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.320km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17708 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.81km NE of Frazier Park, CA · 17707 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.418km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17706 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.510km N of Ojai, CA · 17705 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.816km SSW of Neenach, CA · 17703 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.712km ESE of Piru, CA · 17703 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17758 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.010km SSW of Valencia, CA · 17758 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CA · 17759 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17760 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CA · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.633km S of Simmler, CA · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.611km WSW of Ojai, CA · 17765 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.810km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.11km SSE of West Hills, CA · 17766 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.52km SW of West Hills, CA · 17766 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.813km W of Ventura, CA · 17767 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337313. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.