California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22km NW of Grapevine, CA on Fri, Jan 12, 1990, 6:47 PM PST (02:47 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 20km NNW of Mojave, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-01-13 02:47:31 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.073° N, 119.107° 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
145°
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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.520km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13412 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13412 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.620km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13412 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13412 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13411 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.319km N of Mojave, CA · 13411 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13410 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.42km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 13410 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.09km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13408 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.019km N of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.320km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.019km N of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.020km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.420km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.619km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.819km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.720km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.119km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.219km N of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.619km N of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.220km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.020km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13404 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 3.017km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13404 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.619km N of Mojave, CA · 13402 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.521km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13401 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.510km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13400 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.720km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13399 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13398 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.223km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13398 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.74km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 13397 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.020km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.320km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13396 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.84km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13396 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.019km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13396 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.320km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13396 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.420km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13396 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.420km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13396 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.415km WSW of Mojave, CA · 13395 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.620km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13394 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.513km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 13394 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.619km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13393 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13393 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.720km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13392 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.919km N of Mojave, CA · 13392 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13392 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.320km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13392 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.220km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13392 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.920km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13391 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13390 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13413 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.620km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.419km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.820km N of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.820km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.019km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.720km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.119km N of Mojave, CA · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.319km N of Mojave, CA · 13415 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.922km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13415 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.620km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13415 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.84km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 13415 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.119km N of Mojave, CA · 13415 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13415 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.020km N of Mojave, CA · 13415 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.84km W of Gorman, CA · 13416 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.710km NE of Valencia, CA · 13416 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13417 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1049945. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.