California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12km NNW of Grapevine, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12km NNW of Grapevine, California on Fri, Oct 25, 2002, 4:49 PM PDT (23:49 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8km WSW of Grapevine, 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
2002-10-25 23:49:23 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.044° N, 118.984° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.78
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 118.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9853941. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.