California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 10km SW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10km SW of Grapevine, CA on Thu, Feb 5, 1987, 8:38 AM PST (16:38 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-05 16:38:52 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.892° N, 119.020° 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
83°
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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km WNW of Ojai, CA · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.428km NNE of Montecito, CA · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14481 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.88km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14481 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14481 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.313km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14479 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.318km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 14477 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14476 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.816km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14475 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.89km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14471 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CA · 14470 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.112km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14469 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.910km NNE of Ventura, CA · 14468 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.220km E of Maricopa, CA · 14464 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14461 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.725km NE of Arvin, CA · 14458 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.619km W of Malibu, CA · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.114km W of Ventura, CA · 14456 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.913km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.011km WNW of Ventura, CA · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.210km WNW of Ventura, CA · 14455 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.93km NE of Ojai, CA · 14455 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.820km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14454 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.014km NNE of Goleta, CA · 14452 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14442 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 3.018km W of Tehachapi, CA · 14441 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.916km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14440 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 14439 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.87km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 14434 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.216km NNE of Taft, CA · 14434 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.814km SSW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 14434 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.313km S of Bodfish, CA · 14432 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14431 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.48km NNE of Maricopa, CA · 14427 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.619km W of Malibu, CA · 14424 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.415km NNE of Goleta, CA · 14485 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 14486 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14488 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.28km WSW of Ojai, CA · 14489 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.75km N of Malibu Beach, CA · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.219km W of Malibu, CA · 14491 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14491 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.510km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.830km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 14494 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.030km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 14494 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.821km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 14495 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14498 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.18km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14499 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.517km WNW of Malibu, CA · 14501 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.714km SSE of Arvin, CA · 14503 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.316km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14503 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.68km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 14505 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.117km N of Fillmore, CA · 14505 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716698. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.