California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7km WSW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Dec 8, 2002, 1:11 PM PST (21:11 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20km NE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-08 21:11:51 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.918° N, 118.996° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 8702 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.69km N of Acton, CA · 8701 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.622km NE of Oildale, CA · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.722km NE of Oildale, CA · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.010km SE of Piru, CA · 8700 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.69km SSW of Valencia, CA · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.68km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 8699 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.95km NW of Rosamond, CA · 8699 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.99km NW of Santa Paula, CA · 8699 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.016km W of Malibu, CA · 8699 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.522km NE of Oildale, CA · 8695 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.817km NE of Ojai, CA · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CA · 8694 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.115km NE of Ojai, CA · 8693 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.65km NNW of North Hollywood, CA · 8692 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8692 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.220km NE of Arvin, CA · 8691 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CA · 8691 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8691 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8690 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8690 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CA · 8690 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.520km WNW of Bodfish, California · 8689 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8689 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CA · 8689 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8689 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.19km ESE of Ojai, CA · 8688 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.614km ENE of Ojai, California · 8688 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.118km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8688 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8687 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.218km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.018km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.15km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 8687 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.014km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8687 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.722km E of Maricopa, CA · 8686 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.56km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 8686 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8686 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.621km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.521km NE of Arvin, California · 8685 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CA · 8684 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8684 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CA · 8683 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.817km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8682 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CA · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.612km ENE of Ojai, California · 8702 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.62km W of West Hills, CA · 8703 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.810km W of Mojave, CA · 8703 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8705 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8706 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.64km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 8706 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.99km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 8707 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8708 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.813km NE of Ojai, CA · 8708 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 8708 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 8709 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, California · 8709 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8711 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.320km NE of Arvin, CA · 8711 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8714 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.723km ENE of Oildale, CA · 8715 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13916708. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.