California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 18km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18km NW of Grapevine, CA on Sat, Jul 4, 1981, 11:04 PM PDT (06:04 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17km SE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-05 06:04:13 UTC
Depth
-1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.068° N, 119.064° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CA · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.510km S of Arvin, CA · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CA · 16513 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.720km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.818km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16512 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CA · 16511 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.519km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16511 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.718km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.118km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16511 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.418km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16511 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CA · 16509 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.618km N of Goleta, CA · 16502 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CA · 16502 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.718km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16500 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CA · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CA · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CA · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CA · 16494 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CA · 16493 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CA · 16493 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.522km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 16492 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CA · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.013km WSW of Ojai, CA · 16489 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.910km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.512km WSW of Ojai, CA · 16486 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16486 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CA · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16481 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CA · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16479 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.47km W of Delano, CA · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16470 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.515km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.717km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.78km SSE of Arvin, CA · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.710km SSE of Arvin, CA · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.310km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16464 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16462 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16460 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.28km N of Santa Barbara, CA · 16458 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CA · 16456 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CA · 16456 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CA · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16521 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CA · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.612km N of Mojave, CA · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16528 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 16529 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.212km N of Mojave, CA · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.811km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 16539 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.035km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518917. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.