M2.5 earthquake 10km NW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Apr 16, 1985, 9:30 PM PST

UTC

1985-04-17 05:30:21 UTC

Depth

16.5 km (10.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.010° N, 118.997° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

0

• Frazier Park, CaliforniaPopulation 2,691. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast27 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast40 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast127 kmNNW

After

1. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 17, 7:49 AM PST · 15133 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 20, 10:15 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
3. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 21, 1:16 PM PST · 15129 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
4. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 23, 6:04 AM PST · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.721km S of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 27, 5:10 PM PST · 15123 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 28, 3:51 AM PDT · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.714km N of Castaic, CASun, Apr 28, 5:52 PM PDT · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Apr 28, 8:11 PM PDT · 15122 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.612km S of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Apr 29, 10:59 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CATue, Apr 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 1, 2:04 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.210km SW of Carpinteria, CAWed, May 1, 3:25 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 2, 1:04 AM PDT · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 3, 5:10 PM PDT · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.218km SSE of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 3, 10:01 PM PDT · 15117 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CASat, May 4, 2:59 AM PDT · 15116 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
17. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, May 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 15114 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CAMon, May 6, 6:17 PM PDT · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
19. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 7, 12:30 AM PDT · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, May 7, 11:49 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
21. 2.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, May 8, 12:17 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
22. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, May 8, 2:44 AM PDT · 15112 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
23. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, May 8, 11:34 AM PDT · 15112 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
24. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 9, 5:38 PM PDT · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 7:33 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
26. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 10:57 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, May 12, 3:43 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
28. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CASun, May 12, 4:36 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.22km WSW of Granada Hills, CAMon, May 13, 5:20 AM PDT · 15107 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 12:36 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, May 13, 12:43 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
32. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 13, 8:35 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
33. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CATue, May 14, 9:40 AM PDT · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
34. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 1:25 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
35. 2.28km ESE of Carpinteria, CATue, May 14, 4:40 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:33 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
37. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
38. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 16, 9:09 PM PDT · 15104 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
39. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 17, 2:07 AM PDT · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
40. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 20, 11:11 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
41. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 22, 8:49 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.815km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, May 22, 7:25 PM PDT · 15098 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
43. 2.06km W of Castaic, CAThu, May 23, 10:49 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
44. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 24, 8:22 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
45. 2.03km S of Valencia, CASat, May 25, 3:48 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
46. 2.312km ENE of Oildale, CASat, May 25, 4:57 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
47. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 26, 4:29 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
48. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CAMon, May 27, 7:43 AM PDT · 15093 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
49. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 11:11 PM PDT · 15091 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
50. 2.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Jun 1, 4:31 AM PDT · 15088 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
51. 1.64km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 4, 1:57 AM PDT · 15085 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
52. 2.114km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 7, 4:46 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
53. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 11, 1:33 PM PDT · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
54. 2.03km SSW of Valencia, CAThu, Jun 13, 10:14 AM PDT · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
55. 1.73km S of Valencia, CAThu, Jun 13, 10:48 AM PDT · 15076 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
56. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAThu, Jun 13, 4:03 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

Before

1. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 15, 5:48 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.814km E of Oildale, CAMon, Apr 15, 4:11 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.914km E of Oildale, CAMon, Apr 15, 4:10 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Apr 14, 2:28 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 13, 2:51 PM PST · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.62km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Apr 12, 1:15 AM PST · 15138 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 11, 1:59 PM PST · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.115km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 10, 3:00 PM PST · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 10:46 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 4:45 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.620km SSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Apr 8, 3:50 PM PST · 15142 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.528km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 7, 10:21 PM PST · 15143 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 7, 9:12 AM PST · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 4, 9:53 PM PST · 15146 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:20 PM PST · 15148 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
16. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:10 PM PST · 15148 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
17. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:04 PM PST · 15148 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.49km SE of Leona Valley, CASat, Mar 30, 1:25 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CASat, Mar 30, 12:43 AM PST · 15152 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
20. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 28, 4:48 AM PST · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci64493. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.