M1.6 earthquake 6km N of Grapevine, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, May 5, 1991, 3:02 PM PDT

UTC

1991-05-05 22:02:17 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.993° N, 118.942° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

123°

Stations used

0

• Lebec, CaliforniaPopulation 1,468. Forecast18 kmNNW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast26 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast123 kmNNW

After

1. 1.813km SW of Lamont, CASun, May 5, 4:02 PM PDT · 12936 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.621km SW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 7, 8:41 PM PDT · 12934 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.613km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 8, 12:28 PM PDT · 12933 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.617km SE of Arvin, CASat, May 11, 9:02 PM PDT · 12930 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
5. 1.611km SSW of Arvin, CASun, May 12, 11:53 PM PDT · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.97km WSW of Carpinteria, CAMon, May 13, 6:29 AM PDT · 12928 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.519km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 8:10 PM PDT · 12928 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:12 PM PDT · 12927 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.411km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 16, 4:54 AM PDT · 12925 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
10. 1.917km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 18, 6:51 PM PDT · 12923 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
11. 1.714km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, May 19, 3:57 PM PDT · 12922 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.316km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, May 19, 7:53 PM PDT · 12922 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.713km N of Castaic, CAMon, May 20, 2:11 AM PDT · 12922 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
14. 1.68km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, May 21, 8:13 AM PDT · 12920 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.68km WNW of Kernville, CAWed, May 22, 5:03 AM PDT · 12919 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CAFri, May 24, 4:14 AM PDT · 12917 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
17. 1.97km WNW of Ventura, CAFri, May 24, 9:09 AM PDT · 12917 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.09km W of Ventura, CAFri, May 24, 9:40 AM PDT · 12917 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.99km NW of Ventura, CAFri, May 24, 10:11 AM PDT · 12917 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 25, 12:37 AM PDT · 12917 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
21. 1.713km SE of Maricopa, CASat, May 25, 7:27 AM PDT · 12916 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
22. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, May 25, 1:04 PM PDT · 12916 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
23. 1.812km NNE of Ojai, CASat, May 25, 2:46 PM PDT · 12916 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
24. 1.614km S of Bodfish, CASun, May 26, 1:44 PM PDT · 12915 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
25. 1.821km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 27, 5:19 AM PDT · 12914 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.518km NE of Grapevine, CATue, May 28, 7:25 AM PDT · 12913 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
27. 1.921km SE of Bodfish, CATue, May 28, 9:13 AM PDT · 12913 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
28. 1.617km SSE of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 7:26 AM PDT · 12912 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.718km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, May 29, 10:12 PM PDT · 12912 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
30. 1.625km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 1, 2:07 PM PDT · 12909 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
31. 1.87km SE of Gorman, CATue, Jun 4, 7:38 AM PDT · 12906 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
32. 1.99km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jun 4, 5:31 PM PDT · 12906 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.84km ENE of Valencia, CAWed, Jun 5, 11:43 AM PDT · 12905 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
34. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 6, 2:26 AM PDT · 12905 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
35. 2.110km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 7, 12:02 AM PDT · 12904 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
36. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 7, 4:14 PM PDT · 12903 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
37. 2.015km W of Ventura, CASat, Jun 8, 3:47 AM PDT · 12902 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.817km SE of Carpinteria, CASat, Jun 8, 11:54 AM PDT · 12902 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
39. 1.88km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 10, 10:35 AM PDT · 12900 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
40. 2.016km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 10, 4:06 PM PDT · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.68km SW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 11, 2:38 AM PDT · 12900 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.416km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 11, 4:16 AM PDT · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
43. 1.88km N of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 11, 8:09 AM PDT · 12899 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
44. 1.52km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jun 12, 7:50 PM PDT · 12898 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.614km NNE of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 15, 3:22 AM PDT · 12895 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.514km S of Arvin, CASat, Jun 15, 9:29 AM PDT · 12895 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
47. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 15, 9:57 PM PDT · 12895 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
48. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 16, 4:58 PM PDT · 12894 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
49. 2.08km S of Quartz Hill, CATue, Jun 18, 7:05 AM PDT · 12892 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.88km SSE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Jun 19, 7:29 PM PDT · 12891 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
51. 1.96km NE of Ventura, CAThu, Jun 20, 4:37 AM PDT · 12890 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
52. 2.517km ENE of Oildale, CAThu, Jun 20, 12:34 PM PDT · 12890 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
53. 2.426km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 20, 5:07 PM PDT · 12890 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
54. 3.38km W of Lamont, CAFri, Jun 21, 10:41 AM PDT · 12889 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
55. 2.910km SW of Carpinteria, CASun, Jun 23, 4:04 PM PDT · 12887 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
56. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 24, 3:33 PM PDT · 12886 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
57. 1.613km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jun 25, 12:13 PM PDT · 12885 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
58. 2.816km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 28, 9:18 AM PDT · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
59. 1.616km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 28, 11:44 AM PDT · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
60. 1.816km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 29, 6:41 AM PDT · 12881 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

1. 1.711km NW of Taft, CASun, May 5, 1:58 AM PDT · 12937 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
2. 3.28km NNW of Ojai, CASat, May 4, 4:04 PM PDT · 12937 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 4, 10:54 AM PDT · 12937 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.711km SW of Valencia, CASat, May 4, 6:40 AM PDT · 12937 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.65km WNW of Bakersfield, CAFri, May 3, 5:32 AM PDT · 12938 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.519km NE of Ojai, CAThu, May 2, 6:45 PM PDT · 12939 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
7. 2.09km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, May 2, 1:10 AM PDT · 12940 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.59km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, May 1, 5:30 AM PDT · 12940 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.75km SSW of Piru, CAWed, May 1, 4:51 AM PDT · 12940 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CAWed, May 1, 1:29 AM PDT · 12941 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 30, 10:45 PM PDT · 12941 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.68km W of Kernville, CATue, Apr 30, 3:53 PM PDT · 12941 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.63km NNW of Kernville, CATue, Apr 30, 4:15 AM PDT · 12941 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.25km N of Oak Park, CAFri, Apr 26, 2:27 AM PDT · 12946 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.420km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 25, 7:53 AM PDT · 12946 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 25, 7:41 AM PDT · 12946 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.523km SSW of Bakersfield, CAWed, Apr 24, 12:51 AM PDT · 12948 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 23, 2:55 PM PDT · 12948 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.99km W of Ventura, CATue, Apr 23, 12:22 PM PDT · 12948 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.76km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Apr 23, 11:49 AM PDT · 12948 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2017642. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.