California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 20km WNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20km WNW of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Nov 11, 1981, 4:52 AM PST (12:52 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 20km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-11 12:52:42 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.028° N, 119.123° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.120km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.29km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16383 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.122km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.614km S of Tehachapi, CA · 16379 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.57km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16379 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.56km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16379 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16378 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.06km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16371 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16371 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16369 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 16368 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.78km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16365 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.110km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16364 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16364 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.612km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16364 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.418km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.616km S of Arvin, CA · 16362 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.73km E of Frazier Park, CA · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.815km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16361 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.518km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16360 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.214km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.624km SW of Lamont, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.44km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.716km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16350 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.718km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16350 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.618km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16350 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.518km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CA · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16344 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.421km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.218km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.622km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 4.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.518km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 4.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526866. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.