M1.5 earthquake 17km NW of Grapevine, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Mar 20, 2002, 12:43 PM PST

UTC

2002-03-20 20:43:04 UTC

Depth

13.1 km (8.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.048° N, 119.061° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

178°

Stations used

7

• Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaPopulation 2,315. Forecast24 kmNNE
• Lamont, CaliforniaPopulation 15,120. Forecast27 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast36 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast134 kmNW

After

1. 2.07km NNW of Ventura, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 6:44 PM PST · 8964 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.69km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 23, 9:01 AM PST · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.97km NNW of Pacoima, CASat, Mar 23, 10:57 AM PST · 8961 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Mar 24, 11:41 AM PST · 8960 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.717km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 8:24 PM PST · 8958 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.62km SSW of Simi Valley, CAWed, Mar 27, 5:16 AM PST · 8958 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 12:05 PM PST · 8956 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.67km N of Simi Valley, CASun, Mar 31, 3:42 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.517km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 31, 9:08 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 31, 10:23 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.47km N of Simi Valley, CASun, Mar 31, 10:37 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.68km E of Camarillo, CAMon, Apr 1, 12:27 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.62km SE of Simi Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 1:02 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.67km SE of Piru, CAMon, Apr 1, 9:57 AM PST · 8952 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CATue, Apr 2, 12:46 AM PST · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CATue, Apr 2, 12:49 AM PST · 8952 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.610km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Apr 2, 5:42 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.72km W of Frazier Park, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 7:11 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 5, 10:18 AM PST · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 7, 3:36 PM PDT · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
21. 2.56km NE of Santa Paula, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:02 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
22. 1.86km NNE of Santa Paula, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 6:42 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
23. 1.75km ESE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Apr 8, 10:20 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.010km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 3:59 AM PDT · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
25. 2.810km NNW of Piru, CAFri, Apr 12, 5:20 PM PDT · 8941 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
26. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 17, 5:19 PM PDT · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
27. 2.16km W of Fillmore, CAThu, Apr 18, 12:20 PM PDT · 8935 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.55km ESE of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 4:52 PM PDT · 8935 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
29. 1.813km N of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 6:20 PM PDT · 8935 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
30. 1.927km SW of Alpaugh, CAFri, Apr 19, 4:04 PM PDT · 8934 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.23km E of Oxnard, CAThu, Apr 25, 4:21 AM PDT · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 29, 5:12 PM PDT · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
33. 1.62km SSW of Piru, CATue, Apr 30, 12:02 AM PDT · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.77km SE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, May 1, 4:05 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
35. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CAWed, May 1, 5:06 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
36. 1.53km SSW of Fillmore, CAWed, May 1, 7:01 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
37. 1.818km W of Tehachapi, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 12:31 AM PDT · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
38. 1.821km SSW of Bakersfield, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 10:11 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
39. 1.62km SE of Simi Valley, CAMon, May 6, 3:53 AM PDT · 8918 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.621km E of Maricopa, CaliforniaMon, May 6, 6:07 AM PDT · 8918 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.28km SSE of Piru, CAMon, May 6, 10:28 PM PDT · 8917 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
42. 2.04km NE of Rosedale, CAFri, May 10, 2:29 AM PDT · 8914 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 10, 2:33 PM PDT · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
44. 1.76km NW of Chatsworth, CaliforniaSat, May 11, 4:06 AM PDT · 8913 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
45. 2.15km NNW of Chatsworth, CASat, May 11, 8:08 AM PDT · 8913 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
46. 1.69km W of Tehachapi, CASun, May 12, 4:06 PM PDT · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
47. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CAMon, May 13, 5:35 AM PDT · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
48. 1.84km W of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, May 13, 9:25 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
49. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 15, 11:44 AM PDT · 8908 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.216km SW of Arvin, CaliforniaWed, May 15, 4:32 PM PDT · 8908 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.910km E of Ojai, CAFri, May 17, 2:39 AM PDT · 8907 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
52. 1.57km NNW of Chatsworth, CAFri, May 17, 10:54 PM PDT · 8906 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
53. 2.215km ENE of Santa Ynez, CaliforniaSat, May 18, 7:55 PM PDT · 8905 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, May 19, 4:49 AM PDT · 8905 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 2.511km SE of Arvin, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 8:07 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.110km NNE of Goleta, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 4:06 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.98km NE of Moorpark, CASun, Mar 17, 3:30 AM PST · 8968 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.712km NE of Simi Valley, CASat, Mar 16, 3:46 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.113km NE of Simi Valley, CASat, Mar 16, 5:41 AM PST · 8969 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CASat, Mar 16, 12:43 AM PST · 8969 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.618km E of Arvin, CaliforniaFri, Mar 15, 5:04 AM PST · 8970 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.910km W of Delano, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 11:38 PM PST · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.018km ENE of Ojai, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 4:13 PM PST · 8971 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 12, 11:23 AM PST · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.713km NE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Mar 11, 11:51 PM PST · 8973 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Mar 10, 7:28 PM PST · 8974 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.716km SSE of Carpinteria, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 5:14 PM PST · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.516km NE of Ojai, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 11:22 AM PST · 8974 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
15. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 9:21 AM PST · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.714km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 10, 3:03 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.013km SW of Valencia, CASat, Mar 9, 9:12 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.812km NNW of Piru, CaliforniaFri, Mar 8, 12:04 PM PST · 8976 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 7, 2:14 AM PST · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 6, 4:51 PM PST · 8978 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12799428. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.