California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14km NNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14km NNW of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Dec 9, 1981, 12:47 PM PST (20:47 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-09 20:47:35 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.050° N, 119.000° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624km SW of Lamont, CA · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16362 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16360 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16360 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.44km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16358 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.716km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16357 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.718km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16357 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.618km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16357 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.518km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16356 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CA · 16355 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CA · 16353 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16351 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16349 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.218km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.317km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.723km NE of Arvin, CA · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16346 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.810km NNW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16345 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.414km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.219km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16343 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CA · 16343 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16343 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.018km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16343 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.617km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.916km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 16340 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.510km SW of Gorman, CA · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.33km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.424km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16331 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16331 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.26km W of Castaic, CA · 16330 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.216km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16329 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.720km E of Maricopa, CA · 16329 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.42km E of Bodfish, CA · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.011km ESE of Piru, CA · 16324 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.916km S of Bodfish, CA · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.322km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.719km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16320 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.99km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.28km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.019km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.87km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.220km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16311 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.515km NNW of Goleta, CA · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.67km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 16310 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.39km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16310 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.38km SSE of Gorman, CA · 16308 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16366 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.518km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.815km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16368 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.73km E of Frazier Park, CA · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.616km S of Arvin, CA · 16369 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.418km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.612km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16370 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.110km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16371 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CA · 16371 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.78km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16372 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16373 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 16375 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16376 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16377 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.06km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16378 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16383 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16383 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102810. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.