M1.9 earthquake 17km NNW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Jun 30, 1981, 3:23 PM PDT

UTC

1981-06-30 22:23:53 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.072° N, 119.027° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 21.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

143°

Stations used

15

• Weedpatch, CaliforniaPopulation 2,658. Forecast21 kmSSW
• Lamont, CaliforniaPopulation 15,120. Forecast23 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast33 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast134 kmNNW

After

1. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 30, 8:39 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
2. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 4, 11:04 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 4, 11:21 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Jul 6, 2:18 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.510km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:00 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 16521 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:52 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:32 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
10. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 12, 4:41 AM PDT · 16516 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.618km N of Goleta, CASat, Jul 18, 1:54 PM PDT · 16510 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CASat, Jul 18, 9:08 PM PDT · 16510 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 16504 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
19. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 25, 11:13 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Jul 26, 12:42 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
21. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 27, 4:29 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 27, 11:14 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
23. 1.522km ENE of Santa Ynez, CATue, Jul 28, 8:36 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
24. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
25. 2.013km WSW of Ojai, CAFri, Jul 31, 3:17 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
26. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
27. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
28. 1.910km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jul 31, 2:30 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
30. 1.512km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 3, 3:48 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
31. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
32. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
33. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
34. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 8, 3:27 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
35. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
36. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 9, 10:52 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
37. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16487 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
38. 2.47km W of Delano, CAWed, Aug 19, 12:22 PM PDT · 16478 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
39. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 16478 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
40. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
41. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16475 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
42. 1.78km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 16474 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
43. 2.710km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:40 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
44. 2.310km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Aug 25, 10:33 AM PDT · 16472 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:46 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
46. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:48 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
47. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 29, 8:05 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:52 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
2. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:34 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:52 AM PDT · 16529 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.612km N of Mojave, CAThu, Jun 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16532 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:13 AM PDT · 16533 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
11. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.212km N of Mojave, CASat, Jun 20, 2:08 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:08 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 12, 8:22 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
16. 3.811km NE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:06 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
17. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:58 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.57km ESE of Carpinteria, CATue, Jun 9, 5:01 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 7, 7:24 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
20. 1.715km SW of Rosedale, CASun, Jun 7, 6:46 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518485. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.