California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km NW of Grapevine, CA on Sat, May 10, 1986, 4:51 AM PDT (11:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 19km NW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-10 11:51:37 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.074° N, 119.080° 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
141°
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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.219km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.17km NE of Grapevine, CA · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.64km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 14755 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.52km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.010km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14753 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.519km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14751 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.710km SSE of Neenach, CA · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.611km N of Grapevine, CA · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.211km S of Montecito, CA · 14744 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.62km W of Goleta, CA · 14743 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14743 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.319km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14743 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14742 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.017km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14742 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.911km NW of Mojave, CA · 14741 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14741 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.124km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14740 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.614km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14740 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14738 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14737 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.77km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 14736 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CA · 14732 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.61km WNW of Valencia, CA · 14732 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.82km N of Mojave, CA · 14730 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.37km NW of Delano, CA · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.916km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.25km WNW of Kernville, CA · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.58km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14730 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.33km S of Carpinteria, CA · 14729 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14729 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.516km N of Grapevine, CA · 14729 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.814km NE of Ojai, CA · 14729 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CA · 14729 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.920km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14729 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14729 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.617km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14726 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14724 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 14723 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.67km N of Grapevine, CA · 14722 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14722 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.111km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14721 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.18km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.67km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14720 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14720 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.57km SSW of Shafter, CA · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.715km N of Grapevine, CA · 14718 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 14716 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.64km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 14716 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.33km N of Kernville, CA · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.919km NE of Taft, CA · 14712 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CA · 14710 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.710km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14758 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14758 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.821km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.39km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14761 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.64km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14762 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.06km N of Frazier Park, CA · 14762 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.94km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14762 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.712km N of Grapevine, CA · 14762 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.212km N of Grapevine, CA · 14762 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.311km N of Grapevine, CA · 14762 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14763 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.811km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 14764 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.610km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14764 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.36km NNE of Maricopa, CA · 14765 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14765 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.922km SE of Porterville, CA · 14765 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.55km E of Ojai, CA · 14766 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.52km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 14766 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.12km S of Carpinteria, CA · 14766 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.06km ESE of Carpinteria, CA · 14767 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124132. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.