California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22km NW of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Jan 6, 1988, 1:40 AM PST (09:40 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25km NW of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-06 09:40:21 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.105° N, 119.065° 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
186°, 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: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32km WNW of Carpinteria, CA · 14146 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.217km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14146 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.417km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.84km SSE of Valencia, CA · 14144 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.92km S of Valencia, CA · 14144 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.93km W of Carpinteria, CA · 14144 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.624km NE of Lamont, CA · 14143 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.121km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14142 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.821km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14140 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.617km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14140 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.918km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14140 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.98km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 14138 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.26km SSW of Santa Paula, CA · 14137 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.524km NE of Lamont, CA · 14137 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.524km NE of Lamont, CA · 14137 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.333km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14137 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14137 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.85km S of Santa Paula, CA · 14136 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.819km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14135 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.322km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14135 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.519km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14133 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.514km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14131 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.16km NW of Kernville, CA · 14130 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.54km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14130 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14130 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14127 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.67km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 14125 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.66km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 14125 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.27km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 14125 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.57km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 14125 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.77km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 14125 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.910km S of Carpinteria, CA · 14125 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.619km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14125 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.67km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 14124 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.39km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14124 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.721km SW of Lamont, CA · 14124 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.821km SW of Lamont, CA · 14124 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.718km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14123 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.74km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 14120 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.216km NE of Lamont, CA · 14120 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.514km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14120 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.319km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14117 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.56km ESE of Oildale, CA · 14116 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.914km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14115 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.98km NW of Oildale, CA · 14115 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.54km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14114 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.96km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14111 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.919km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14110 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14109 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14109 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.513km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14109 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.69km N of Grapevine, CA · 14108 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14108 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 3.114km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14107 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.814km NNW of Castaic, CA · 14106 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.19km N of Grapevine, CA · 14106 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.98km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 14104 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.51km WNW of Delano, CA · 14102 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.36km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 14101 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14147 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.515km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14147 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.917km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14150 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.518km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14151 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.54km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14151 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.719km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14151 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.017km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14153 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CA · 14154 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.418km NE of Lamont, CA · 14154 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.621km N of Neenach, CA · 14154 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.218km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14155 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.512km NE of Taft, CA · 14155 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14156 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14156 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.619km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14157 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14157 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14157 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14158 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.417km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14158 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14158 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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