California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17km E of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17km E of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Dec 21, 1983, 5:39 PM PST (01:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5km NW of Ventura, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-22 01:39:26 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.964° N, 118.742° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
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: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89km E of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15623 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.819km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.55km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15622 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.527km NE of Arvin, CA · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.37km W of Grapevine, CA · 15621 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.814km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.018km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.616km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 15616 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CA · 15616 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.720km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.64km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15615 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.87km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.818km SE of Arvin, CA · 15614 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.612km SW of Lamont, CA · 15612 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.713km SW of Lamont, CA · 15612 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.013km SW of Lamont, CA · 15612 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.419km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15611 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.524km W of Inyokern, CA · 15608 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.52km NNE of Frazier Park, CA · 15608 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.920km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.78km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.15km SSW of Castaic, CA · 15605 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.110km W of Shafter, CA · 15604 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.98km S of Shafter, CA · 15604 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.58km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.55km SW of Pearblossum, CA · 15604 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.49km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15602 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.512km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15602 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 15601 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.510km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.86km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15600 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.318km E of Maricopa, CA · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.812km S of Arvin, CA · 15598 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.531km NNW of California City, CA · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.724km SW of Lamont, CA · 15596 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.67km N of Granada Hills, CA · 15596 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.59km NE of Kernville, CA · 15596 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.58km NE of Kernville, CA · 15596 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.77km SW of Ojai, CA · 15596 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.75km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 15593 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.616km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 15592 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.722km WNW of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.98km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.220km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15588 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15587 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.92km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15587 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.74km ESE of Vincent, CA · 15586 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.66km SW of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 15586 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.66km N of Sunland, CA · 15586 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.726km SW of Bodfish, CA · 15585 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.67km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15585 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.814km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15585 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.13km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15583 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.712km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15581 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CA · 15581 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.116km N of Fillmore, CA · 15581 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CA · 15581 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.019km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.519km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.83km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15625 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.010km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.815km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15626 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.614km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.219km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15626 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.615km NNE of Montecito, CA · 15626 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.81km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 15627 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.313km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15629 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.812km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15629 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.712km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 15629 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.09km WNW of Castaic, CA · 15632 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15633 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.84km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15635 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27558. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.