California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16km N of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16km N of Grapevine, CA on Mon, Oct 21, 1985, 3:50 PM PDT (22:50 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10km E of Santa Clarita, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-21 22:50:07 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.088° N, 118.947° 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
160°
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: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14953 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.08km N of Lamont, CA · 14953 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.224km NNE of California City, CA · 14953 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.220km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 14952 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14951 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.221km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14946 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14945 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CA · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.76km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 14945 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.921km SW of Lamont, CA · 14942 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14942 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.72km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14940 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.718km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14940 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.43km N of Frazier Park, CA · 14940 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14940 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.918km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14939 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14939 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14938 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.24km WSW of Santa Paula, CA · 14938 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.614km N of Mojave, CA · 14932 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.714km SSW of Gorman, CA · 14932 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14931 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14931 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.98km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.114km N of Grapevine, CA · 14930 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.810km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14927 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.522km NNE of California City, CA · 14923 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.222km NNE of California City, CA · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.922km NNE of California City, CA · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.620km NNE of California City, CA · 14921 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.021km NNE of California City, CA · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.222km NNE of California City, CA · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.822km NNE of California City, CA · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.722km NNE of California City, CA · 14921 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.721km NNE of California City, CA · 14921 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.832km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14920 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.116km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14919 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.613km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.014km W of Grapevine, CA · 14916 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14916 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.66km SW of Piru, CA · 14916 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.113km E of Carpinteria, CA · 14916 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.012km E of Carpinteria, CA · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.812km E of Carpinteria, CA · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.612km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.79km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 14911 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.75km E of Kernville, CA · 14910 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.610km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14908 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.913km N of Castaic, CA · 14908 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.717km SE of Arvin, CA · 14907 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.515km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14907 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.410km N of Santa Barbara, CA · 14906 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.12km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14906 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.99km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.819km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 14904 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.222km ENE of Arvin, CA · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.817km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14956 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.022km SW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14956 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.721km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14956 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.618km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14957 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.321km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14958 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.615km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14958 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.68km WNW of Santa Paula, CA · 14962 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.916km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.71km NW of Santa Clarita, CA · 14963 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.83km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14963 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.72km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14963 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.13km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.63km S of Valencia, CA · 14965 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.012km N of Fillmore, CA · 14965 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.612km NE of Kernville, CA · 14966 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14966 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.310km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14966 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.33km NNE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14967 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.514km W of Ojai, CA · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci126900. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.