M2.0 earthquake 19km NW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Apr 25, 1981, 12:09 AM PST

UTC

1981-04-25 08:09:21 UTC

Depth

-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.053° N, 119.090° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

10

• Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaPopulation 2,315. Forecast24 kmNNE
• Lamont, CaliforniaPopulation 15,120. Forecast28 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast36 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast136 kmNW

After

1. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 25, 7:21 AM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.715km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.614km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 3:20 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.55km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 29, 1:18 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.020km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 29, 11:54 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 29, 12:15 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.79km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 29, 11:51 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.012km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Apr 30, 1:13 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
9. 2.015km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 2, 2:55 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.510km S of Tehachapi, CATue, May 5, 12:46 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.917km SW of Lamont, CATue, May 5, 1:11 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.223km ENE of Arvin, CATue, May 5, 2:24 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 5, 10:05 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
14. 2.511km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, May 8, 9:38 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 10, 12:01 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.121km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 11, 2:54 PM PDT · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
17. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CAFri, May 15, 8:41 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 19, 11:16 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.922km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, May 22, 8:40 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 23, 9:40 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
21. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
22. 1.910km SW of Santa Barbara, CATue, May 26, 9:44 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
23. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 30, 11:06 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
24. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 3:05 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:24 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 6, 7:46 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
27. 2.011km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 6, 8:43 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
28. 2.415km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 6, 11:33 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
29. 1.715km SW of Rosedale, CASun, Jun 7, 6:46 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
30. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 7, 7:24 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
31. 1.57km ESE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jun 9, 5:01 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
32. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:58 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
33. 2.035km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:20 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
34. 3.811km NE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:06 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
35. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 12, 8:22 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:08 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
38. 2.212km N of Mojave, CASat, Jun 20, 2:08 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
39. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
40. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 16529 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
41. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

Before

1. 1.84km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:53 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.08km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:52 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:24 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
4. 1.511km NW of Fillmore, CAWed, Apr 22, 1:22 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.719km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 21, 9:06 PM PST · 16590 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 20, 9:34 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 18, 5:03 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:31 AM PST · 16594 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
9. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 16, 2:26 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.122km N of Los Olivos, CAWed, Apr 15, 11:01 PM PST · 16596 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.018km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 14, 8:29 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.512km NW of Fillmore, CATue, Apr 14, 5:23 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.725km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 13, 11:46 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
14. 3.125km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 11, 1:47 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.58km NW of Kernville, CATue, Apr 7, 3:32 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.025km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 6, 5:42 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.12km NE of Thousand Oaks, CASat, Apr 4, 2:05 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.54km NE of Thousand Oaks, CASat, Apr 4, 2:05 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 2, 4:53 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517605. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.