California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7km WSW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Grapevine, CA on Wed, Dec 12, 1990, 6:35 AM PST (14:35 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 14km NNE of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-12 14:35:10 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.911° N, 119.001° 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
65°
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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13077 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13076 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.317km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.718km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.314km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.614km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.612km ENE of McFarland, CA · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.325km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.615km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.96km SE of Camarillo, CA · 13066 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.615km W of Ventura, CA · 13064 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.89km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.012km S of Bodfish, CA · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.618km SE of Arvin, CA · 13058 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13056 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.810km E of Ojai, CA · 13054 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CA · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.826km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13052 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.527km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.728km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.927km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13050 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.88km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.59km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.98km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.120km NW of Ojai, CA · 13049 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.38km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.08km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.614km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13048 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.315km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13047 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.515km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.815km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13045 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.72km N of Valencia, CA · 13044 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.710km ESE of Santa Ynez, CA · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.51km N of Valencia, CA · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.03km ENE of Tehachapi, CA · 13043 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.55km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 3.013km WNW of Mojave, CA · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.413km WNW of Mojave, CA · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.713km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.14km NNE of Valencia, CA · 13041 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.84km SE of Oak Park, CA · 13040 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.715km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.814km WNW of Malibu, CA · 13080 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.719km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 13082 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.66km W of Carpinteria, CA · 13082 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.51km SSE of Delano, CA · 13085 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.74km N of Bakersfield, CA · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13087 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.710km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 13088 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.116km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 13088 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.42km WNW of Canoga Park, CA · 13088 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.620km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13094 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.98km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.511km SW of Ojai, CA · 13095 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.27km SW of Ojai, CA · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.810km SSW of Ojai, CA · 13095 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2008750. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.