California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17km NNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17km NNW of Grapevine, CA on Fri, Oct 14, 1983, 8:30 AM PDT (15:30 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
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-14 15:30:14 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.075° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.55km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.64km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15691 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15690 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15688 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.04km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15688 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.618km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 15688 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.825km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15687 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.07km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15687 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.48km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15687 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.53km N of Wofford Heights, CA · 15687 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.57km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.024km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15686 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.64km SE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15685 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15685 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.712km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 15685 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.016km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15684 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.87km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15683 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15682 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 3.217km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15682 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.913km SW of Lamont, CA · 15682 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.73km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15681 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.813km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15681 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.822km NE of Arvin, CA · 15680 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.316km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15680 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.620km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15679 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.716km N of Oildale, CA · 15678 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.217km N of Oildale, CA · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.63km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.64km NNE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15677 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.218km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15676 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15676 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15675 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.910km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15674 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.213km S of Porterville, CA · 15673 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.512km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15673 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15673 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.54km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15671 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 3.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15670 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.125km N of Tehachapi, CA · 15670 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.415km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15668 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.214km N of Castaic, CA · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.39km ENE of Carpinteria, CA · 15666 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15664 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.318km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15664 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.519km SW of Lamont, CA · 15664 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.715km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15664 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.219km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.07km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.16km WNW of Castaic, CA · 15659 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.417km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.415km S of Arvin, CA · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.814km S of Arvin, CA · 15658 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.514km S of Arvin, CA · 15658 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.810km E of Kernville, CA · 15692 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.87km N of Grapevine, CA · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.514km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.713km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15693 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15694 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15694 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15695 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15695 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.65km WSW of Gorman, CA · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.64km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15695 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15696 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.412km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.25km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.45km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.95km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.55km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.15km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.913km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18396. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.