California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8km WNW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km WNW of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Jul 17, 1985, 1:49 AM PDT (08:49 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7km SSE of Goleta, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-17 08:49:03 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.980° N, 119.004° 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
89°
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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71km SSW of West Hills, CA · 15048 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.925km E of Maricopa, CA · 15043 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15042 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.69km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 15041 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.26km NW of Santa Paula, CA · 15040 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.214km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15039 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.614km SW of Lamont, CA · 15037 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15036 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.49km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 15036 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.46km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15035 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.63km SE of Valencia, CA · 15035 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.617km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15034 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.711km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15032 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.60km SSE of Castaic, CA · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.333km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.619km SW of Lamont, CA · 15022 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.114km N of Castaic, CA · 15018 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.84km E of Goleta, CA · 15017 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.120km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15016 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.820km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 15015 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15015 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.710km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15010 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.119km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.46km NW of Vincent, CA · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.86km W of Kernville, CA · 15009 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15004 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.610km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15003 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.74km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15003 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.012km SW of Lamont, CA · 15002 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.924km NNW of Ojai, CA · 15002 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CA · 14998 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.89km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 14996 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14996 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.43km SW of Valencia, CA · 14993 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.913km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14993 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.813km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14992 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.028km NW of Ojai, CA · 14991 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.57km SE of Goleta, CA · 14988 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.36km SE of Goleta, CA · 14988 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.07km SSE of Goleta, CA · 14988 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.46km SE of Goleta, CA · 14988 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.37km SSE of Goleta, CA · 14988 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15048 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15048 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.725km S of Bodfish, CA · 15048 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.919km SW of Lamont, CA · 15049 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.810km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15049 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.64km W of Grapevine, CA · 15049 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.610km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15052 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.55km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15053 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.222km SW of Lamont, CA · 15053 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.54km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15054 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.84km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15054 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.15km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15055 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.510km S of Tehachapi, CA · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.26km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15063 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.421km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15063 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15063 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15064 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.33km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 15064 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci70701. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.