California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 24km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 24km NW of Grapevine, CA on Tue, Dec 4, 1979, 7:10 PM PST (03:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4km NNE of Santa Barbara, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-12-05 03:10:20 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.084° N, 119.132° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912km ENE of Los Olivos, CA · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.56km WSW of Arvin, CA · 17105 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.110km SW of Valencia, CA · 17100 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.22km SSE of Grapevine, CA · 17099 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.68km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17099 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.78km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17099 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.99km NE of Grapevine, CA · 17095 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17094 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.55km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 17092 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.017km ESE of Arvin, CA · 17091 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.923km S of Frazier Park, CA · 17090 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.18km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17088 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.39km NNW of Mojave, CA · 17086 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.616km N of Piru, CA · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.17km ENE of Oxnard, CA · 17083 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17081 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.515km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17080 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.87km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17078 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.011km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17078 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.14km NNE of Santa Barbara, CA · 17077 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.619km SW of Rosedale, CA · 17076 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.78km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17073 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17073 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.17km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17073 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 17068 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.612km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17068 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.811km SSW of Arvin, CA · 17064 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.620km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17064 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.17km WSW of Arvin, CA · 17064 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.08km WSW of Buttonwillow, CA · 17059 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.09km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17058 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 17056 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17056 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.62km SSW of Neenach, CA · 17052 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.822km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17051 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17045 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.47km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17107 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.69km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 17108 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.45km SSW of Buttonwillow, CA · 17108 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.916km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 17109 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.713km WNW of Ojai, CA · 17110 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.515km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17110 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.87km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17111 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17116 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.57km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17117 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.06km N of Lamont, CA · 17117 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.218 km WSW of Alpaugh, California · 17118 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.06km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17118 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.68km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17118 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.312km WNW of Ojai, CA · 17118 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.529km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.614km NNW of Santa Barbara, CA · 17119 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.312km WNW of Ojai, CA · 17119 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17125 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.68km W of Castaic, CA · 17126 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17126 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354356. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.