California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20km NNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20km NNW of Grapevine, CA on Tue, Apr 24, 1979, 12:49 PM PST (20:49 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 17km SW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-04-24 20:49:33 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.102° N, 119.021° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44km NW of Lake Isabella, CA · 17326 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.021km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17323 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.717km S of Arvin, CA · 17321 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.611km ESE of Piru, CA · 17320 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.031km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 17318 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.117km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17318 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.016km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.317km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.717km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17318 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.615km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.716km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.217km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.916km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.615km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.717km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.116km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.616km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.616km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.016km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.115km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.416km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.616km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.716km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.517km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.616km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.516km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.821km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.418km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17317 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.616km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.015km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.622km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.616km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.217km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.53km SSE of Castaic, CA · 17314 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.612km W of Grapevine, CA · 17311 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.05km NNE of Wasco, CA · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, CA · 17308 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.97km S of Tehachapi, CA · 17307 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.99km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 17306 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 3.07km S of Tehachapi, CA · 17305 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.918km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.86km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.213km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17294 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17293 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.033km NNE of Simmler, CA · 17292 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.66km WSW of Valencia, CA · 17291 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.08km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 17291 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.75km WNW of Ventura, CA · 17329 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.019km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17329 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.626km S of Bodfish, CA · 17329 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17331 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.59km SE of Gorman, CA · 17334 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.110km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17337 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.98km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.917km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 17338 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.029km SW of Inyokern, CA · 17341 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.73km WSW of Kernville, CA · 17341 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.86km NNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 17341 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.723km SSE of Porterville, CA · 17341 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17342 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.32km SE of Ojai, CA · 17345 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.612km ENE of Carpinteria, CA · 17345 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.38km NW of Camarillo, CA · 17347 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17348 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.28km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17351 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.915km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17353 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3348620. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.