California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8km W of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km W of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Aug 21, 1983, 6:45 PM PDT (01:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7km WSW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-08-22 01:45:57 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.940° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15746 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.019km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15746 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.71km NW of Castaic, CA · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.811km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15745 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.410km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15745 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15744 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.416km N of Mojave, CA · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.67km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15742 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.827km NE of Arvin, CA · 15742 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CA · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.99km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15739 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.216km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15738 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.65km ESE of Oak Park, CA · 15735 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.514km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15730 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.114km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15725 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15723 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.015km N of Mojave, CA · 15723 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.016km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15723 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.78km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15720 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.87km S of Bodfish, CA · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.315km ESE of Port Hueneme, CA · 15719 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.122km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15718 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15717 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.225km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15717 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.19km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15716 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15716 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.817km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15716 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15716 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.58km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.47km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.98km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.18km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 3.17km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15747 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.018km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15747 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15752 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 15752 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15752 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.616km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.026km NE of Arvin, CA · 15755 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.05km W of Santa Paula, CA · 15756 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15757 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.117km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.86km NNW of Lamont, CA · 15760 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CA · 15760 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 15761 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.58km NE of Ventura, CA · 15762 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.26km NNW of Malibu, CA · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15764 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15764 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.214km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15764 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.914km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15766 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15766 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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