M1.6 earthquake 14km N of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Sep 17, 1986, 5:22 AM PDT

UTC

1986-09-17 12:22:31 UTC

Depth

12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.068° N, 118.933° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

0

• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast18 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast35 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast129 kmNNW

After

1. 1.612km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 17, 11:36 PM PDT · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 19, 6:01 AM PDT · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.94km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 21, 4:53 AM PDT · 14621 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
4. 1.64km N of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 21, 5:00 AM PDT · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 21, 9:14 PM PDT · 14620 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
6. 3.420km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Sep 24, 3:46 AM PDT · 14618 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
7. 1.922km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Sep 24, 7:01 PM PDT · 14617 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.612km N of Castaic, CAFri, Sep 26, 4:05 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Sep 26, 8:12 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.03km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Sep 27, 10:33 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
11. 1.96km S of Ojai, CASat, Sep 27, 4:46 PM PDT · 14615 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.76km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Sep 28, 7:08 AM PDT · 14614 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.513km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Sep 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 14614 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
14. 1.616km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Sep 29, 4:22 AM PDT · 14613 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.19km E of Ojai, CATue, Sep 30, 10:39 PM PDT · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.99km E of Ojai, CATue, Sep 30, 11:10 PM PDT · 14611 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 2, 10:20 PM PDT · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
18. 2.25km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Oct 4, 7:11 PM PDT · 14607 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.54km SE of Delano, CASun, Oct 5, 3:34 PM PDT · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
20. 2.57km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 6, 3:10 AM PDT · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
21. 2.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 7, 9:59 PM PDT · 14604 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
22. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 8, 12:50 PM PDT · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
23. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 11, 4:55 AM PDT · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
24. 2.72km SE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:07 PM PDT · 14600 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
25. 2.03km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:11 PM PDT · 14600 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
26. 1.53km SSE of Valencia, CASat, Oct 11, 10:17 PM PDT · 14600 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
27. 2.57km W of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 12, 6:48 AM PDT · 14600 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
28. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 14, 10:45 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
29. 3.217km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Oct 15, 1:19 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
30. 2.424km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 16, 2:23 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.013km WSW of Ojai, CASat, Oct 18, 3:08 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
32. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 3:18 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
33. 1.712km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 10:48 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
34. 2.711km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 10:48 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
35. 2.212km SE of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 18, 11:03 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
36. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CASun, Oct 19, 4:50 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
37. 2.54km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 19, 11:02 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
38. 2.42km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 19, 5:06 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
39. 2.412km SE of Maricopa, CAMon, Oct 20, 2:41 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
40. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 20, 4:48 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
41. 1.718km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Oct 20, 2:34 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
42. 1.811km N of Piru, CATue, Oct 21, 2:14 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
43. 1.86km NNE of Santa Paula, CATue, Oct 21, 2:43 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
44. 2.914km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 21, 3:57 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
45. 2.024km S of Maricopa, CATue, Oct 21, 11:53 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
46. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 22, 1:07 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 22, 1:10 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
48. 1.76km NNE of Santa Paula, CAWed, Oct 22, 5:44 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
49. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 23, 12:15 AM PDT · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
50. 1.820km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 23, 2:23 AM PDT · 14589 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
51. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 23, 3:05 AM PDT · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
52. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 24, 12:15 AM PDT · 14588 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
53. 2.114km NE of Taft, CAFri, Oct 24, 9:54 AM PDT · 14588 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
54. 2.314km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 25, 4:00 AM PDT · 14587 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
55. 1.710km N of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 25, 5:00 AM PDT · 14587 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
56. 2.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Oct 25, 7:38 AM PDT · 14587 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.618km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 25, 4:41 PM PDT · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
58. 2.115km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 26, 10:01 AM PST · 14586 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
59. 1.812km N of Castaic, CAMon, Oct 27, 1:09 AM PST · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
60. 1.72km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 28, 12:15 PM PST · 14584 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

1. 2.011km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Sep 16, 3:30 PM PDT · 14626 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
2. 1.99km E of Ojai, CASat, Sep 13, 1:57 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.510km E of Ojai, CASat, Sep 13, 1:33 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.66km SSW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 13, 3:52 AM PDT · 14629 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
5. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 13, 1:54 AM PDT · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
6. 2.516km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 10:18 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 4:34 AM PDT · 14630 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.89km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:35 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.09km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:15 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.96km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:07 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.712km N of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, Sep 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 10, 5:54 PM PDT · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
13. 1.88km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 10, 10:12 AM PDT · 14632 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.528km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 8, 10:53 PM PDT · 14633 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.010km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 7, 12:56 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
16. 1.72km WNW of Valencia, CAFri, Sep 5, 9:52 PM PDT · 14636 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.714km WNW of Castaic, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:31 PM PDT · 14637 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 4, 12:48 AM PDT · 14638 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.711km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Sep 3, 10:46 PM PDT · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.528km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 3, 4:17 PM PDT · 14639 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci709496. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.