M1.5 earthquake 5km WSW of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Jan 20, 1991, 12:54 PM PST

UTC

1991-01-20 20:54:36 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.930° N, 118.987° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

117°

Stations used

13

• Lake of the Woods, CaliforniaPopulation 917. Forecast13 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast34 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast49 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast119 kmNW

After

1. 3.013km WNW of Mojave, CASun, Jan 20, 1:02 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.413km WNW of Mojave, CASun, Jan 20, 1:04 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.713km ESE of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 20, 4:49 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.14km NNE of Valencia, CASun, Jan 20, 8:19 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.84km SE of Oak Park, CAMon, Jan 21, 9:50 AM PST · 13040 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 21, 3:22 PM PST · 13039 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
7. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 25, 6:18 PM PST · 13035 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Jan 26, 3:43 AM PST · 13035 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.69km SSE of Carpinteria, CASat, Jan 26, 7:49 PM PST · 13034 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 26, 10:27 PM PST · 13034 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.57km ESE of Oxnard, CASun, Jan 27, 10:24 AM PST · 13034 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 27, 4:57 PM PST · 13033 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
13. 1.713km WNW of Mojave, CATue, Jan 29, 10:33 AM PST · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.613km ESE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 31, 1:29 AM PST · 13030 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.515km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 1, 12:39 AM PST · 13029 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
16. 1.519km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Feb 2, 11:05 AM PST · 13028 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.64km SE of Vincent, CASun, Feb 3, 1:40 AM PST · 13027 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.713km SSW of Gorman, CASun, Feb 3, 10:46 AM PST · 13027 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
19. 1.84km ESE of Vincent, CAMon, Feb 4, 3:31 AM PST · 13026 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.424km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 7, 8:12 AM PST · 13023 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
21. 1.98km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Feb 7, 1:25 PM PST · 13022 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
22. 1.74km SSE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Feb 7, 2:20 PM PST · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
23. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 7, 8:57 PM PST · 13022 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
24. 2.719km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 12:57 PM PST · 13019 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
25. 1.819km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 1:06 PM PST · 13019 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.519km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 1:06 PM PST · 13019 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
27. 2.019km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 1:19 PM PST · 13019 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.519km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 10, 2:20 PM PST · 13019 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
29. 1.719km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 11, 9:03 AM PST · 13019 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.819km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 11, 9:14 AM PST · 13019 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
31. 1.619km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 12, 3:38 AM PST · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
32. 2.411km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Feb 12, 10:48 AM PST · 13018 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
33. 1.95km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Feb 14, 6:19 AM PST · 13016 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
34. 1.74km NW of Ojai, CAFri, Feb 15, 1:46 AM PST · 13015 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
35. 2.15km NW of Ojai, CAFri, Feb 15, 7:32 AM PST · 13015 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
36. 1.85km NW of Ojai, CAFri, Feb 15, 7:33 AM PST · 13015 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
37. 2.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 15, 3:46 PM PST · 13014 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
38. 2.35km NW of Ojai, CAFri, Feb 15, 9:33 PM PST · 13014 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
39. 1.518km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 16, 5:39 AM PST · 13014 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
40. 3.117km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 16, 5:40 AM PST · 13014 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
41. 2.33km SW of Castaic, CASat, Feb 16, 9:35 PM PST · 13013 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
42. 2.54km SW of Castaic, CASat, Feb 16, 9:35 PM PST · 13013 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
43. 1.810km E of Ojai, CAMon, Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST · 13012 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
44. 2.22km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Feb 18, 10:00 AM PST · 13012 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
45. 1.73km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Feb 18, 1:11 PM PST · 13011 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.613km WNW of Mojave, CATue, Feb 19, 11:30 AM PST · 13011 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
47. 2.220km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 19, 11:23 PM PST · 13010 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
48. 2.02km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Feb 21, 3:26 PM PST · 13008 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
49. 2.322km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 21, 9:31 PM PST · 13008 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
50. 2.23km SW of Castaic, CAFri, Feb 22, 6:00 AM PST · 13008 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
51. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 6:03 PM PST · 13007 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
52. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 6:10 PM PST · 13007 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
53. 1.53km ESE of Ojai, CAMon, Feb 25, 10:41 PM PST · 13004 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
54. 1.52km NW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Feb 26, 3:28 AM PST · 13004 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
55. 2.52km ESE of Ojai, CATue, Feb 26, 4:29 AM PST · 13004 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
56. 1.71km ESE of Ojai, CATue, Feb 26, 4:56 AM PST · 13004 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.98km SSW of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 27, 2:54 PM PST · 13002 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
58. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 28, 4:36 PM PST · 13001 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
59. 1.68km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 2, 3:11 PM PST · 12999 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
60. 2.034km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 3, 8:02 AM PST · 12999 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

1. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 19, 5:35 AM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 19, 5:12 AM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.03km ENE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:36 PM PST · 13042 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.51km N of Valencia, CAFri, Jan 18, 2:40 PM PST · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, Jan 18, 11:43 AM PST · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.710km ESE of Santa Ynez, CAFri, Jan 18, 1:00 AM PST · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.72km N of Valencia, CAThu, Jan 17, 12:10 PM PST · 13044 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.815km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jan 16, 12:14 PM PST · 13045 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.420km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jan 16, 8:10 AM PST · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.515km SSW of Arvin, CATue, Jan 15, 11:06 PM PST · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.315km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 14, 4:56 AM PST · 13047 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.614km SSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 13, 8:57 AM PST · 13048 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.08km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 9:30 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
14. 2.38km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 9:29 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.120km NW of Ojai, CASat, Jan 12, 6:11 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.98km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 5:35 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.59km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 12:39 PM PST · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
18. 1.88km NNE of Piru, CASat, Jan 12, 9:04 AM PST · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:41 PM PST · 13049 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
20. 1.927km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jan 10, 3:06 PM PST · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2010643. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.