California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km NE of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km NE of Grapevine, CA on Sat, Mar 23, 1985, 8:39 AM PST (16:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 2km NNW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-23 16:39:30 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.062° N, 118.830° 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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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12km NNW of Bodfish, CA · 15154 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.49km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15148 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15148 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 15148 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15146 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CA · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.528km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15143 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.620km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15142 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15140 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15140 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.115km NE of Lamont, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.62km NNE of West Hills, CA · 15138 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15136 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.914km E of Oildale, CA · 15135 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.814km E of Oildale, CA · 15135 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15134 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CA · 15133 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15130 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 15129 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.721km S of Bodfish, CA · 15123 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.714km N of Castaic, CA · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 15122 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.612km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15114 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15112 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.22km WSW of Granada Hills, CA · 15107 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CA · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CA · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.28km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 15106 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15104 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CA · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15098 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15159 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.27km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15159 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.114km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15164 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CA · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.09km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.913km W of Ojai, CA · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.013km W of Ojai, CA · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.610km NNE of Sunland, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.911km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.75km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.711km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.