California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23km NW of Grapevine, CA on Mon, Mar 2, 1981, 5:32 AM PST (13:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 25km N of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-02 13:32:23 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.085° N, 119.118° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 22.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.522km SW of Lamont, CA · 16642 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.47km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 16642 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.718km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.711km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16639 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.921km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.122km NE of Arvin, CA · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.614km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.611km S of Montecito, CA · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.74km SW of Valencia, CA · 16631 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.75km NE of Oxnard, CA · 16631 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.823km SW of Maricopa, CA · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.05km NW of Castaic, CA · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.815km NE of Lamont, CA · 16624 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16617 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.62km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CA · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.54km NE of Thousand Oaks, CA · 16614 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16612 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.58km NW of Kernville, CA · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.125km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.725km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16605 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.512km NW of Fillmore, CA · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.018km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16604 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.122km N of Los Olivos, CA · 16603 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16601 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16598 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.719km SSE of Arvin, CA · 16597 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.511km NW of Fillmore, CA · 16596 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16596 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.08km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.84km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16594 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.715km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.614km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.55km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16590 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16589 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.79km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16589 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.012km NNE of Taft, CA · 16589 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.04km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16648 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.919km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16649 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.63km NNW of Lamont, CA · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16651 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.914km NNE of Taft, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.714km NNE of Taft, CA · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.110km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16656 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.117km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16661 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.05km SSE of Delano, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.217km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.113km SSW of Arvin, CA · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CA · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.87km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16673 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.56km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16674 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3276438. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.