California earthquakes

M1.2 earthquake 9 km SW of Grapevine, CA

A magnitude 1.2 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Grapevine, CA on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 4:22 AM PDT (11:22 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.5 17 km WNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-20 11:22:04 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.892° N, 119.013° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 44 hr ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.53 km N of Frazier Park, CA · 15 hr ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 1.720 km E of McFarland, CA · 3 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.511 km N of Fillmore, CA · 4 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.020 km NW of Ojai, CA · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.97 km NNW of Lamont, CA · 9 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.78 km S of Ojai, CA · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.57 km SSW of Ojai, CA · 11 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 11
  7. 1.78 km S of Ojai, CA · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.18 km S of Ojai, CA · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.86 km SSW of Santa Paula, CA · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.66 km W of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.64 km W of Sylmar, CA · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.024 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.719 km SE of Bodfish, CA · 19 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.819 km SE of Bodfish, CA · 19 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.59 km ENE of Lebec, CA · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.022 km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 22 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.84 km E of Ojai, CA · 27 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.59 km SSW of Valencia, CA · 28 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.811 km WNW of Malibu, CA · 29 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.918 km NW of Grapevine, CA · 30 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41335503. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.