California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21km NW of Grapevine, CA on Mon, Jan 8, 1990, 7:48 AM PST (15:48 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20km N of Mojave, 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
1990-01-08 15:48:02 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.070° N, 119.103° 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
105°
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: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13417 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.710km NE of Valencia, CA · 13415 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.84km W of Gorman, CA · 13415 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.020km N of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.119km N of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.84km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.620km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.922km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13414 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.319km N of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.119km N of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.720km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13413 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.019km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13413 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13413 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.820km N of Mojave, CA · 13413 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.419km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13413 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.620km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13413 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13413 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13413 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13413 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13412 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.520km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13412 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13412 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.620km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13411 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13411 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13411 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.319km N of Mojave, CA · 13410 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13409 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.42km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 13409 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.09km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13408 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.019km N of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 3.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.320km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.019km N of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.020km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.420km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.619km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.819km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.720km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.119km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.219km N of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.619km N of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.220km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.020km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13404 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13404 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 3.017km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13403 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.619km N of Mojave, CA · 13402 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.521km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13400 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13399 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.510km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13399 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.720km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13398 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.622km SW of Bodfish, CA · 13417 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CA · 13417 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.77km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13418 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.18km WSW of Ojai, CA · 13418 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.022km E of Oildale, CA · 13419 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13420 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13421 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13421 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.519km N of Mojave, CA · 13421 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.319km N of Mojave, CA · 13422 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 13422 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13422 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13422 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.916km NE of Ojai, CA · 13423 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13423 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.73km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13424 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 13424 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.816km N of Fillmore, CA · 13424 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 13424 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.519km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13425 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1049585. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.