California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19km NW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19km NW of Grapevine, CA on Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 11:38 AM PST (19:38 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 15km SSE of Buttonwillow, 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
2021-12-02 19:38:02 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.071° N, 119.074° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.511km SE of Carpinteria, CA · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 219
  3. 1.613km N of Tehachapi, CA · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.824km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.623km N of Tehachapi, CA · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.413km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CA · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.111km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.814km E of Arvin, CA · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.77km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.728km NW of California City, CA · 1737 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.915km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1735 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 133
  17. 3.015km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1735 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 15
  18. 3.68km WNW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 303
  19. 2.08km NW of Fillmore, CA · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CA · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.014km E of Arvin, CA · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.88km ESE of Shafter, CA · 1728 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.813km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.74km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.825km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1726 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.74km SSW of Moorpark, CA · 1723 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.918km E of Grapevine, CA · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.518km NE of Lebec, CA · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  30. 3.25km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 217
  31. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.94km WSW of Ojai, CA · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.520km NNE of Carpinteria, CA · 1720 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.220km NNE of Neenach, CA · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.019km E of Maricopa, CA · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.819km E of Maricopa, CA · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.625km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.91km WSW of Goleta, CA · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 16
  40. 2.232km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 3.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1711 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 24
  42. 2.812km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1711 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.612km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1711 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.933km NNE of Simmler, CA · 1710 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.710km NNW of Piru, CA · 1710 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.66km SE of Piru, CA · 1710 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.324km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.79km SE of Piru, CA · 1709 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.33km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 1709 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.66km W of Ojai, CA · 1709 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.38km SE of Piru, CA · 1709 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.41km NW of Goleta, CA · 1708 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 70
  55. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1708 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.613km SW of Lamont, CA · 1769 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.614km SW of Taft, CA · 1772 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CA · 1773 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1775 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.522km N of Mojave, CA · 1778 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.325km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.23km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.63km WNW of Sylmar, CA · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.622km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.025km NNE of Montecito, CA · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.622km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 1783 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1784 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.722km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.614km E of Arvin, CA · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 24
  17. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1792 days ago · 22 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1792 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39876727. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.