M1.5 earthquake 18km NW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Dec 8, 1986, 12:38 PM PST

UTC

1986-12-08 20:38:40 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.035° N, 119.089° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

255°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaPopulation 2,315. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Lamont, CaliforniaPopulation 15,120. Forecast30 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast38 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast134 kmNW

After

1. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.817km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 9, 10:43 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.213km SE of Santa Ynez, CAWed, Dec 10, 3:08 PM PST · 14531 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.84km W of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 11, 6:12 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.019km WSW of Lamont, CAFri, Dec 12, 5:45 AM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
6. 1.615km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 13, 5:24 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.211km N of Los Olivos, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:22 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:31 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.15km W of Wasco, CATue, Dec 16, 1:43 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:50 PM PST · 14522 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.76km NNW of Ojai, CAFri, Dec 19, 5:13 AM PST · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.26km N of Goleta, CAMon, Dec 22, 12:35 PM PST · 14519 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.920km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 23, 4:49 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
14. 1.717km S of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 24, 2:05 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.520km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 4:15 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 9:11 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.617km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 24, 12:12 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
18. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 26, 11:13 PM PST · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
19. 2.217km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 27, 3:32 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
20. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CASat, Dec 27, 8:04 PM PST · 14513 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
21. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:21 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
22. 1.817km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 12:30 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 1:46 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
24. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Dec 29, 5:35 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
25. 1.64km W of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 29, 7:08 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.814km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 30, 1:57 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
27. 1.68km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Dec 30, 4:00 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.04km S of Valencia, CATue, Dec 30, 10:33 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
29. 2.15km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 1, 11:51 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
30. 2.310km N of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 3, 7:55 PM PST · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
31. 1.86km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 4, 6:39 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
32. 1.86km ENE of Lebec, CASun, Jan 4, 11:49 AM PST · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
33. 2.011km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 5, 10:42 PM PST · 14504 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
34. 2.715km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Jan 7, 1:10 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.916km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:19 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
36. 1.814km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jan 7, 6:03 AM PST · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
37. 2.325km SSW of Alpaugh, CAWed, Jan 7, 4:03 PM PST · 14502 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
38. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 9, 6:35 AM PST · 14501 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
39. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 3:22 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
40. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:22 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
41. 2.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:34 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
42. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 10, 7:47 AM PST · 14500 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 11, 9:31 AM PST · 14499 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
44. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 3:51 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
45. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 11, 4:30 PM PST · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
46. 2.42km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 12, 9:42 PM PST · 14497 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
47. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 1:54 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
48. 2.08km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:10 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
49. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jan 14, 2:43 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
50. 2.68km SSW of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jan 14, 4:13 AM PST · 14496 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
51. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 16, 11:59 AM PST · 14494 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
52. 2.714km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 16, 4:56 PM PST · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
53. 2.18km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 20, 3:22 AM PST · 14490 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
54. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 21, 7:01 AM PST · 14489 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
55. 1.821km SW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 24, 8:07 AM PST · 14486 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
56. 2.030km WSW of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 25, 1:23 PM PST · 14485 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
57. 1.830km WSW of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 25, 3:12 PM PST · 14485 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
58. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 28, 6:28 AM PST · 14482 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
59. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 29, 8:11 PM PST · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.28km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Jan 29, 11:34 PM PST · 14480 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:25 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.815km SW of Lamont, CASun, Dec 7, 7:47 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
3. 1.813km S of Arvin, CASat, Dec 6, 9:02 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.013km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 6, 8:35 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 6, 2:48 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.59km NE of Valencia, CAThu, Dec 4, 6:16 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Dec 1, 7:32 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.712km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 1, 11:32 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.312km WSW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 1, 9:15 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.28km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 30, 4:23 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.97km NW of Vincent, CASun, Nov 30, 12:12 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.119km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 29, 9:19 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
13. 2.07km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 28, 2:05 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Nov 26, 3:14 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
15. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 26, 2:08 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.49km NNE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 25, 2:37 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.110km E of Ojai, CATue, Nov 25, 9:21 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.04km W of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 24, 10:43 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 23, 3:07 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.14km W of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 21, 3:52 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714340. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.