M1.6 earthquake 17km N of Grapevine, California

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, May 22, 2002, 6:38 AM PDT

UTC

2002-05-22 13:38:49 UTC

Depth

11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.093° N, 118.948° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

163°

Stations used

12

• Weedpatch, CaliforniaPopulation 2,658. Forecast16 kmS
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast17 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast32 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast132 kmNNW

After

1. 1.611km WNW of Kernville, CAWed, May 22, 10:03 AM PDT · 8901 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.712km SW of Valencia, CaliforniaWed, May 22, 3:34 PM PDT · 8901 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.68km W of Tehachapi, CaliforniaFri, May 24, 7:30 PM PDT · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
4. 1.74km ENE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 27, 5:31 PM PDT · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.74km ENE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 27, 8:41 PM PDT · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.823km ENE of Maricopa, CaliforniaWed, May 29, 11:20 PM PDT · 8894 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.817km ENE of Taft, CaliforniaThu, May 30, 7:29 AM PDT · 8893 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
8. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 2:02 AM PDT · 8893 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.522km N of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Jun 2, 4:57 AM PDT · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.511km SSE of Gorman, CaliforniaSun, Jun 2, 8:49 AM PDT · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.810km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 2, 11:15 AM PDT · 8890 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.86km NW of Simi Valley, CAMon, Jun 3, 5:05 AM PDT · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.814km NNE of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 8, 5:45 PM PDT · 8884 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
14. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaSun, Jun 9, 7:48 PM PDT · 8883 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
15. 1.821km S of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 10, 6:50 AM PDT · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.722km S of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 10, 5:35 PM PDT · 8882 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.46km SW of Shafter, CAWed, Jun 12, 5:39 AM PDT · 8881 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.613km N of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, Jun 13, 9:53 AM PDT · 8879 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
19. 1.94km SW of Shafter, CAFri, Jun 14, 5:00 PM PDT · 8878 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
20. 2.021km ENE of Maricopa, CaliforniaMon, Jun 17, 8:39 PM PDT · 8875 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
21. 1.68km E of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 19, 5:22 PM PDT · 8873 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.84km NE of Pacoima, CAThu, Jun 20, 6:30 AM PDT · 8873 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.99km SE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 24, 7:50 AM PDT · 8868 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.65km W of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 24, 9:22 PM PDT · 8868 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.812km NNE of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 9:21 AM PDT · 8865 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
26. 1.923km N of Montecito, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 12:44 PM PDT · 8865 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.825km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 29, 7:40 AM PDT · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
28. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAMon, Jul 1, 1:12 AM PDT · 8862 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
29. 1.511km WNW of Castaic, CAThu, Jul 4, 5:13 PM PDT · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
30. 1.511km NNW of Mojave, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 6:59 AM PDT · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.520km S of Maricopa, CaliforniaFri, Jul 5, 7:52 AM PDT · 8857 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
32. 2.35km W of Kernville, CASun, Jul 7, 4:01 PM PDT · 8855 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.61km WSW of Granada Hills, CaliforniaTue, Jul 9, 1:16 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
34. 2.94km WNW of Gorman, CATue, Jul 9, 8:15 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
35. 2.05km W of Gorman, CATue, Jul 9, 8:23 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
36. 1.85km W of Gorman, CAWed, Jul 10, 12:03 AM PDT · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
37. 1.65km WSW of Gorman, CAWed, Jul 10, 4:40 AM PDT · 8853 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
38. 1.58km N of Santa Paula, CaliforniaThu, Jul 11, 6:41 PM PDT · 8851 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
39. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 11, 8:27 PM PDT · 8851 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.96km SE of Piru, CASat, Jul 13, 12:13 AM PDT · 8850 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
41. 1.58km N of Rosedale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 13, 8:30 AM PDT · 8849 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
42. 1.513km ESE of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Jul 14, 4:49 AM PDT · 8849 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.69km N of Santa Paula, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 7:08 AM PDT · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
44. 1.68km SW of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 5:25 PM PDT · 8847 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
45. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaTue, Jul 16, 8:08 AM PDT · 8846 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
46. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaTue, Jul 16, 8:08 AM PDT · 8846 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
47. 1.77km NW of Camarillo, CaliforniaTue, Jul 16, 9:11 AM PDT · 8846 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
48. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 17, 3:46 AM PDT · 8846 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
49. 1.715km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 17, 11:15 AM PDT · 8845 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
50. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 18, 11:20 AM PDT · 8844 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
51. 1.86km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jul 19, 7:58 AM PDT · 8843 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
52. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CaliforniaSat, Jul 20, 1:37 AM PDT · 8843 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away

Before

1. 1.57km ESE of Piru, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 7:46 PM PDT · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.67km SE of Piru, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 7:39 PM PDT · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.69km SE of Piru, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 6:38 PM PDT · 8903 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.66km SE of Piru, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 6:00 PM PDT · 8903 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 11:18 AM PDT · 8903 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 20, 4:18 AM PDT · 8904 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
7. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, May 19, 4:49 AM PDT · 8905 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.57km NNW of Chatsworth, CAFri, May 17, 10:54 PM PDT · 8906 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.910km E of Ojai, CAFri, May 17, 2:39 AM PDT · 8907 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.58km E of Kernville, CAThu, May 16, 11:29 PM PDT · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.216km SW of Arvin, CaliforniaWed, May 15, 4:32 PM PDT · 8908 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 15, 11:44 AM PDT · 8908 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.84km W of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, May 13, 9:25 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CAMon, May 13, 5:35 AM PDT · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.69km W of Tehachapi, CASun, May 12, 4:06 PM PDT · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
16. 2.15km NNW of Chatsworth, CASat, May 11, 8:08 AM PDT · 8912 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.76km NW of Chatsworth, CaliforniaSat, May 11, 4:06 AM PDT · 8913 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 10, 2:33 PM PDT · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.04km NE of Rosedale, CAFri, May 10, 2:29 AM PDT · 8914 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.28km SSE of Piru, CAMon, May 6, 10:28 PM PDT · 8917 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13307488. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.