California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km WSW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km WSW of Grapevine, CA on Fri, Sep 26, 1986, 8:12 AM PDT (15:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 17km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, 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
1986-09-26 15:12:16 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.910° N, 119.021° 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
111°
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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 14615 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.96km S of Ojai, CA · 14615 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.76km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14614 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.513km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14614 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.616km NNW of Piru, CA · 14613 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.19km E of Ojai, CA · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.99km E of Ojai, CA · 14612 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.25km SSE of Lamont, CA · 14608 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.54km SE of Delano, CA · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.57km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.023km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CA · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.24km SSE of Isla Vista, CA · 14602 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.72km SE of Valencia, CA · 14601 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.03km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.53km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14601 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.57km W of Grapevine, CA · 14600 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.217km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14598 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.16km SW of Santa Barbara, CA · 14598 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.424km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.013km WSW of Ojai, CA · 14595 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14594 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.712km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14594 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.711km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14594 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.212km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14594 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.312km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14593 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.54km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.42km SW of Bodfish, CA · 14593 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.412km SE of Maricopa, CA · 14593 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.718km NNW of Piru, CA · 14592 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.811km N of Piru, CA · 14592 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.86km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 14592 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.914km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.024km S of Maricopa, CA · 14591 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14591 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14591 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.76km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.820km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14590 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14589 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.114km NE of Taft, CA · 14588 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.314km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14588 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.710km N of Grapevine, CA · 14587 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14587 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.618km S of Bodfish, CA · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.115km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14586 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.812km N of Castaic, CA · 14586 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.72km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 14584 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.324km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14582 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14582 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.820km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14579 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14578 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.122km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14578 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.67km SSE of Goleta, CA · 14575 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.79km NW of Santa Paula, CA · 14575 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.612km N of Castaic, CA · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.922km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 14618 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.420km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 14619 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14621 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.64km N of Granada Hills, CA · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.94km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 14621 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.13km NNW of Malibu, CA · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.614km N of Grapevine, CA · 14625 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.011km SSW of Lamont, CA · 14626 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.99km E of Ojai, CA · 14629 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.510km E of Ojai, CA · 14629 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.66km SSW of Grapevine, CA · 14630 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.516km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14630 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14630 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.89km E of Ojai, CA · 14631 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.09km E of Ojai, CA · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.96km E of Ojai, CA · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.712km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci709830. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.