M2.0 earthquake 14km N of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Mar 6, 1978, 5:22 AM PST

UTC

1978-03-06 13:22:20 UTC

Depth

11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.065° N, 118.922° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

141°

Stations used

14

• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast18 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast35 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast129 kmNNW

After

1. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CATue, Mar 7, 9:46 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.18km SE of Camarillo, CATue, Mar 7, 8:34 PM PST · 17731 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.65km ESE of Santa Paula, CATue, Mar 7, 8:40 PM PST · 17731 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 7, 9:31 PM PST · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CAThu, Mar 9, 1:25 PM PST · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.67km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 10, 12:33 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.56km ENE of Shafter, CAFri, Mar 10, 11:47 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.64km SW of Palmdale, CASun, Mar 12, 10:04 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Mar 13, 11:54 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 13, 10:32 PM PST · 17725 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 15, 12:19 PM PST · 17724 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.99km SSE of Shafter, CAWed, Mar 15, 1:32 PM PST · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.86km SE of Camarillo, CAFri, Mar 17, 9:18 AM PST · 17722 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.521km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 12:20 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
15. 3.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 12:20 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
16. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 1:24 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 1:45 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.530km SW of Alpaugh, CASat, Mar 18, 6:19 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.93km SE of Frazier Park, CASat, Mar 18, 6:29 PM PST · 17720 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.621km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 20, 12:30 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
21. 2.418km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 20, 6:02 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
22. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Mar 20, 8:12 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
23. 1.812km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:48 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
24. 2.112km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Mar 22, 3:43 PM PST · 17717 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
25. 2.73km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Mar 22, 10:29 PM PST · 17716 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.27km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Mar 23, 3:41 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.54km N of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 24, 2:58 AM PST · 17715 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
28. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 26, 7:32 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.729km ENE of Santa Ynez, CASun, Mar 26, 10:38 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.511km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 27, 2:35 PM PST · 17712 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
31. 2.617km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Mar 29, 5:21 PM PST · 17709 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
32. 2.320km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Mar 30, 10:25 PM PST · 17708 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
33. 1.81km NE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Mar 31, 3:23 PM PST · 17708 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
34. 2.510km N of Ojai, CASun, Apr 2, 10:19 PM PST · 17705 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
35. 1.816km SSW of Neenach, CATue, Apr 4, 10:08 AM PST · 17704 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
36. 2.712km ESE of Piru, CATue, Apr 4, 4:00 PM PST · 17703 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
37. 1.710km ESE of Piru, CATue, Apr 4, 4:04 PM PST · 17703 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
38. 2.17km SE of Santa Paula, CASat, Apr 8, 6:16 AM PST · 17700 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
39. 3.125km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 9, 8:00 AM PST · 17699 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
40. 1.915km N of Castaic, CATue, Apr 11, 1:52 PM PST · 17697 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
41. 1.716km N of Castaic, CATue, Apr 11, 5:33 PM PST · 17696 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
42. 1.722km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 11, 7:08 PM PST · 17696 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
43. 1.712km ESE of Piru, CAWed, Apr 12, 4:31 AM PST · 17696 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
44. 1.816km SSW of Neenach, CAWed, Apr 12, 5:54 AM PST · 17696 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
45. 2.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 13, 4:55 AM PST · 17695 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
46. 1.93km SSW of Chatsworth, CAFri, Apr 14, 10:05 PM PST · 17693 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
47. 3.111km NE of Simi Valley, CASat, Apr 15, 4:38 AM PST · 17693 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
48. 1.725km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 16, 2:17 PM PST · 17692 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
49. 1.818km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Apr 17, 4:50 PM PST · 17690 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
50. 1.718km NNW of California City, CAThu, Apr 20, 1:27 PM PST · 17688 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
51. 1.66km NNE of Grapevine, CAFri, Apr 21, 5:17 PM PST · 17686 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
52. 1.716km S of Arvin, CASun, Apr 23, 3:29 AM PST · 17685 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.17km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Apr 24, 1:51 PM PST · 17684 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
54. 2.023km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 25, 4:15 AM PST · 17683 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
55. 1.66km NE of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Apr 26, 4:44 AM PST · 17682 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
56. 2.38km NE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Apr 27, 12:54 PM PST · 17681 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
57. 2.29km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 28, 10:48 AM PST · 17680 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
58. 1.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Apr 29, 8:10 AM PST · 17679 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
59. 1.76km SSE of Bakersfield, CASat, Apr 29, 4:05 PM PST · 17678 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
60. 2.711km W of Delano, CAMon, May 1, 4:53 AM PDT · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

1. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CASat, Mar 4, 10:27 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Mar 3, 3:30 PM PST · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
3. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CAWed, Mar 1, 1:15 PM PST · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 28, 4:22 PM PST · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
5. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 28, 5:25 AM PST · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CASun, Feb 26, 10:58 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.04km S of Valencia, CASun, Feb 26, 4:27 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
8. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 22, 6:43 AM PST · 17745 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Feb 22, 4:16 AM PST · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.23km S of Ojai, CASun, Feb 19, 8:14 PM PST · 17747 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CASun, Feb 19, 1:34 PM PST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 9:27 PM PST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 5:57 AM PST · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.94km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:14 PM PST · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.44km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:14 PM PST · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.54km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:08 PM PST · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.24km NNW of Northridge, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:07 PM PST · 17751 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.717km N of Mojave, CAMon, Feb 13, 8:03 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 13, 6:54 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
20. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 12, 1:06 AM PST · 17755 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337726. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.