California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24km NW of Grapevine, CA on Fri, Dec 4, 2020, 10:10 AM PST (18:10 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22km ESE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-12-04 18:10:42 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.091° N, 119.120° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 2128 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.56km W of Ojai, CA · 2127 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.710km SSE of Ojai, CA · 2122 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2121 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.816km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 2119 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.925km N of Tehachapi, CA · 2118 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.836km NNW of California City, CA · 2116 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2110 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.614km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2110 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.522km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 44
  14. 2.518km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 23
  15. 2.014km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2104 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.710km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.120km N of Fillmore, CA · 2098 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.020km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2091 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2088 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.53km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.713km S of Arvin, CA · 2087 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.56km W of Ojai, CA · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.619km NNW of Piru, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.97km W of Ojai, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.917km S of Tehachapi, CA · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.021km ENE of Arvin, CA · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.86km S of Lamont, CA · 2130 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.718km N of Fillmore, CA · 2131 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.715km NW of Fillmore, CA · 2131 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.715km S of Arvin, CA · 2132 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.514km S of Arvin, CA · 2132 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.914km S of Arvin, CA · 2137 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.04km WNW of Fillmore, CA · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.315km S of Arvin, CA · 2139 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.714km S of Arvin, CA · 2142 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.816km NE of Lebec, CA · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.114km S of Arvin, CA · 2144 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.114km S of Arvin, CA · 2144 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.010km SSW of Arvin, CA · 2145 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.310km SSW of Arvin, CA · 2145 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.621km S of Bodfish, CA · 2146 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2147 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.66km NE of Ventura, CA · 2152 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.98km SSW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2153 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.57km WSW of Ojai, CA · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39485055. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.