California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15km NW of Grapevine, CA on Fri, Mar 18, 1983, 1:50 AM PST (09:50 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7km NNW of Granada Hills, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-03-18 09:50:25 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.047° N, 119.035° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711km N of Castaic, CA · 15902 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.012km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15902 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.912km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15902 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.112km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15902 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.212km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.112km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15901 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.612km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15900 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15900 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.33km SW of Valencia, CA · 15898 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.624km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15894 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.224km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15894 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.324km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15894 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.324km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15894 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.524km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15894 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.824km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15894 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.617km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15894 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.714km SE of Arvin, CA · 15894 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.422km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15894 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.224km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15894 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.52km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15889 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15888 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15888 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.82km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15887 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.617km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15887 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.85km WSW of Valencia, CA · 15886 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.65km SW of Valencia, CA · 15886 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.44km SW of Valencia, CA · 15886 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.75km SW of Valencia, CA · 15886 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15884 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.96km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15883 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.64km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15881 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15880 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.114km S of Carpinteria, CA · 15880 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.75km SW of Valencia, CA · 15877 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.58km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15875 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.55km N of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.37km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15875 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 3.57km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15875 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 3.67km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 15875 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.28km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.99km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.96km NE of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.96km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15875 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.612km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15874 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.96km NNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15874 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.96km SW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15874 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.28km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15874 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 3.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 15874 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.619km N of Mojave, CA · 15874 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.910km S of Arvin, CA · 15873 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.99km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 15872 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.024km NE of Arvin, CA · 15870 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15866 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.98km NE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15865 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.420km N of Mojave, CA · 15864 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CA · 15860 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.86km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15859 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.16km N of Mojave, CA · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.85km NNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15904 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.45km S of Castaic, CA · 15905 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.834km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15910 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.510km S of Lake Hughes, CA · 15912 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.629km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 15913 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15913 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.93km SW of Valencia, CA · 15914 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.712km NNW of Montecito, CA · 15915 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.66km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15915 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.06km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15915 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.516km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 15916 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.713km SW of Lamont, CA · 15916 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.57km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15917 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.513km SE of Maricopa, CA · 15922 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.613km N of Grapevine, CA · 15925 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.912km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15926 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.226km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15927 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.14km NW of Shafter, CA · 15928 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.86km W of Ventura, CA · 15928 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.613km S of Bodfish, CA · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1103356. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.