California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 22km ENE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22km ENE of Arvin, CA on Mon, Feb 11, 1957, 11:10 AM GMT-8 (19:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20km ENE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1957-02-11 19:10:53 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.313° N, 118.617° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.522km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25432 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.819km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25424 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.020km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25424 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.911km NE of Arvin, CA · 25421 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.118km NE of Lamont, CA · 25412 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.924km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25409 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.012km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 25409 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.115km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 25407 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25400 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.816km E of Oildale, CA · 25394 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.916km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25389 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.215km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25377 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.811km N of Grapevine, CA · 25377 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.721km S of Bodfish, CA · 25438 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25448 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.122km W of Inyokern, CA · 25462 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295821. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.