California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 24km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 24km NW of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Mar 27, 1983, 6:43 PM PST (02:43 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 24km NE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-03-28 02:43:36 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.093° N, 119.123° 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, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.224km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15896 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.324km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15896 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.324km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15895 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.524km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15895 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.824km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15895 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.617km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15895 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.714km SE of Arvin, CA · 15895 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.422km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15895 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.224km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15895 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.52km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15891 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15890 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15889 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.82km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15888 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.617km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15888 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.85km WSW of Valencia, CA · 15887 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.65km SW of Valencia, CA · 15887 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.44km SW of Valencia, CA · 15887 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.75km SW of Valencia, CA · 15887 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15886 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.96km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15885 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.64km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15882 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15881 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.114km S of Carpinteria, CA · 15881 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.75km SW of Valencia, CA · 15878 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.58km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15876 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.55km N of Chatsworth, CA · 15876 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.28km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15876 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.99km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 15876 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.612km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15876 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.96km NNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15876 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.96km SW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15876 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.28km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 15876 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 3.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 15875 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.619km N of Mojave, CA · 15875 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.910km S of Arvin, CA · 15874 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.99km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 15873 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.024km NE of Arvin, CA · 15871 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15867 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.98km NE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15866 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.420km N of Mojave, CA · 15865 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CA · 15861 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.86km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15860 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.16km N of Mojave, CA · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.53km SSW of Valencia, CA · 15858 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.832 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.423km NE of Arvin, CA · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.312km N of Grapevine, CA · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.732 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.930km WNW of Kernville, CA · 15854 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.531 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 3.231 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.831 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.829 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.131 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.84km ESE of Kernville, CA · 15851 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.816km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.33km SW of Valencia, CA · 15900 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15901 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.612km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15901 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.112km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15902 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.212km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15903 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.112km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.912km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15903 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.012km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.711km N of Castaic, CA · 15904 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15905 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.85km NNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15906 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.45km S of Castaic, CA · 15907 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.834km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15912 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.510km S of Lake Hughes, CA · 15914 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.629km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 15914 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15914 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.93km SW of Valencia, CA · 15916 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.712km NNW of Montecito, CA · 15916 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.66km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15917 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.06km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15917 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3309882. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.