California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15km NNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15km NNW of Grapevine, CA on Fri, Nov 11, 1983, 5:33 AM PST (13:33 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 27km SSW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-11 13:33:16 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.055° N, 119.016° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
14

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 81.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci24869. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.