California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13km NW of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Oct 12, 1983, 11:10 PM PDT (06:10 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 17km NNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-13 06:10:55 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.039° N, 119.019° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15694 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.87km N of Grapevine, CA · 15694 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15692 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.55km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15692 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.64km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15692 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15689 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.04km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15689 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.618km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 15689 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.825km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15688 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.07km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15688 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.48km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15688 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 15688 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.53km N of Wofford Heights, CA · 15688 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.57km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15688 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.024km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15687 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.64km SE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15686 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.712km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 15686 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.016km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15685 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.87km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15684 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15683 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 3.217km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15683 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.913km SW of Lamont, CA · 15683 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.73km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15682 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.813km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15681 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.822km NE of Arvin, CA · 15681 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.316km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15681 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.620km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15679 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.716km N of Oildale, CA · 15679 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.217km N of Oildale, CA · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.63km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.64km NNE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15678 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.218km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15677 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15676 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.910km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15674 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.512km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15674 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15674 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.54km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15672 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15671 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.125km N of Tehachapi, CA · 15671 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.415km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15668 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.214km N of Castaic, CA · 15667 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.39km ENE of Carpinteria, CA · 15667 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15665 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.318km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15665 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.519km SW of Lamont, CA · 15665 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.715km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15665 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.219km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15662 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.07km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.16km WNW of Castaic, CA · 15660 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.720km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15695 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15695 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15696 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.65km WSW of Gorman, CA · 15696 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15696 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.64km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15696 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.412km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.25km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.45km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.95km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.55km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.15km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.913km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.65km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15698 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.212km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.37km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15699 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18265. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.