M1.9 earthquake 15km N of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Dec 1, 1978, 2:52 PM PST

UTC

1978-12-01 22:52:07 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.078° N, 118.960° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

182°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

• Weedpatch, CaliforniaPopulation 2,658. Forecast18 kmSSW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast19 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast33 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast132 kmNNW

After

1. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 2, 2:16 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.912km NNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Dec 3, 7:13 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Dec 3, 8:46 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.512km ESE of Piru, CASun, Dec 3, 8:52 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 4, 5:15 AM PST · 17468 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 5, 2:31 AM PST · 17467 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.68km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 6, 10:56 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 7, 3:22 PM PST · 17464 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.12km SSW of Valencia, CASun, Dec 10, 10:41 AM PST · 17462 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
10. 3.22km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 14, 12:55 AM PST · 17458 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.812km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Dec 16, 11:35 AM PST · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.617km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 19, 6:56 AM PST · 17453 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
13. 1.611km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 20, 11:04 AM PST · 17452 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.28km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Dec 24, 10:19 AM PST · 17448 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.912km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:25 AM PST · 17447 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.812km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 26, 10:01 AM PST · 17446 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.78km NNE of Ventura, CAWed, Dec 27, 4:22 AM PST · 17445 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.86km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 27, 5:14 PM PST · 17444 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 28, 9:41 AM PST · 17444 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 29, 5:02 PM PST · 17442 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 30, 9:24 AM PST · 17442 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CASun, Dec 31, 1:04 PM PST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
23. 3.010km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 17440 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
24. 1.610km SE of Gorman, CAMon, Jan 1, 8:01 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
25. 3.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:36 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
26. 3.522km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 12:00 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
27. 1.925km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 6, 4:58 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
28. 1.78km NE of Valencia, CASun, Jan 7, 5:33 AM PST · 17434 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
29. 1.56km W of Ojai, CATue, Jan 9, 2:39 AM PST · 17432 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
30. 1.57km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jan 12, 2:03 AM PST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
31. 2.810km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 14, 5:10 PM PST · 17426 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
32. 2.119km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 15, 9:59 PM PST · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.19km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 17, 4:49 PM PST · 17423 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jan 20, 4:50 AM PST · 17421 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
35. 1.78km NNW of Ventura, CASat, Jan 20, 9:36 AM PST · 17421 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
36. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 20, 4:17 PM PST · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
37. 2.58km W of Delano, CASat, Jan 20, 5:16 PM PST · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
38. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 22, 6:09 AM PST · 17419 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
39. 1.813km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jan 22, 9:21 AM PST · 17419 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
40. 1.913km ESE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 24, 5:21 PM PST · 17416 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
41. 2.59km SSE of McFarland, CASat, Jan 27, 10:48 PM PST · 17413 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
42. 1.96km W of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 28, 4:30 AM PST · 17413 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away

Before

1. 1.713km SW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 30, 2:11 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 27, 1:49 AM PST · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
3. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Nov 25, 10:57 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
4. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.65km E of Simi Valley, CASat, Nov 25, 8:46 AM PST · 17477 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.122km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 25, 1:59 AM PST · 17477 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.59km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Nov 24, 8:47 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 22, 11:09 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
9. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CATue, Nov 21, 7:21 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 21, 5:59 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.79km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Nov 19, 6:36 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 19, 6:04 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.212km SE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Nov 17, 3:51 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.40km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Nov 17, 8:46 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 15, 4:17 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.76km WNW of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:08 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.34km W of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:05 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
18. 3.21km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Nov 13, 8:50 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.52km NW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Nov 13, 8:50 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
20. 3.20km WSW of Santa Barbara, CAMon, Nov 13, 8:49 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343816. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.