California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15km NW of Grapevine, CA on Tue, Apr 14, 1987, 10:22 PM PDT (05:22 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5km NW of Santa Paula, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-04-15 05:22:58 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.046° N, 119.040° 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
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610km NE of Castaic, CA · 14414 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.79km NE of Castaic, CA · 14414 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.53km E of Kernville, CA · 14414 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.94km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.16km NNE of Valencia, CA · 14409 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.910km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 14407 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.710km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 14407 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.122km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14404 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.59km SSW of Valencia, CA · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.68km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 14402 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.021km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.06km SE of Goleta, CA · 14402 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14401 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14398 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.03km E of Kernville, CA · 14396 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.823km NE of Arvin, CA · 14396 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.022km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14393 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.17km NE of Camarillo, CA · 14391 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.811km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14390 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.513km N of Santa Barbara, CA · 14388 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.126km NNE of Montecito, CA · 14388 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.810km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CA · 14380 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.115km SW of Lamont, CA · 14379 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.15km NW of Santa Paula, CA · 14374 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.68km NE of Grapevine, CA · 14373 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14373 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.55km N of Grapevine, CA · 14370 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.65km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 14369 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.920km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 14368 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.18km NNW of Kernville, CA · 14367 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.712km E of Arvin, CA · 14366 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.617km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14365 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.19km ESE of Gorman, CA · 14364 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14363 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14360 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CA · 14359 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.98km NNW of Kernville, CA · 14358 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.110km WSW of Wasco, CA · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.33km E of Kernville, CA · 14415 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.33km E of Kernville, CA · 14415 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.314km NNE of Goleta, CA · 14416 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.03km E of Kernville, CA · 14417 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.714km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 14418 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.618km E of Arvin, CA · 14419 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.017km SSW of Neenach, CA · 14422 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.64km E of Kernville, CA · 14425 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.48km NNE of Maricopa, CA · 14427 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.93km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.14km E of Kernville, CA · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.63km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14429 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.94km E of Kernville, CA · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14431 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.313km S of Bodfish, CA · 14432 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.216km NNE of Taft, CA · 14434 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.14km E of Kernville, CA · 14434 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.87km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 14435 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.43km E of Kernville, CA · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.63km E of Kernville, CA · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci720654. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC.