California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11km NNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11km NNW of Grapevine, CA on Sat, Nov 14, 1981, 1:02 PM PST (21:02 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 18km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-14 21:02:42 UTC
Depth
-1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.039° N, 118.974° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.122km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.614km S of Tehachapi, CA · 16379 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.57km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16379 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.56km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16379 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16378 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.06km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16371 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16371 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16369 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 16368 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.78km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16365 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.110km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16364 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16364 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.612km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16364 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.418km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.616km S of Arvin, CA · 16362 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.73km E of Frazier Park, CA · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.815km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16361 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.518km WSW of Ventura, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16360 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.214km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.624km SW of Lamont, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.44km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.716km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16350 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.718km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16350 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.618km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16350 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.823km N of California City, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.518km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CA · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16344 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.218km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16341 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16341 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.317km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.723km NE of Arvin, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16339 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.810km NNW of Santa Barbara, CA · 16338 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.29km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.120km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.320km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.421km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527040. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.