California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20km NNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20km NNW of Grapevine, CA on Mon, Oct 22, 1984, 2:03 AM PDT (09:03 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 20km SW of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-10-22 09:03:12 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.099° N, 119.042° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
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: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 62.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci53049. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.