M3.5 earthquake 24km NE of Arvin, CA
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 24km NE of Arvin, CA on Thu, Jul 31, 1958, 6:29 PM GMT-7 (01:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 12km N of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1958-08-01 01:29:24 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.334° N, 118.619° W
- Region
- California
- 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 153°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.711km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 24887 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.39km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 24879 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.826km NE of Arvin, CA · 24875 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.15km SSW of Coso Junction, CA · 24875 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 24874 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.512km N of Grapevine, CA · 24866 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.224km NE of Arvin, CA · 24853 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.821km N of Neenach, CA · 24851 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.