M2.8 earthquake 18km ENE of Arvin, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 18km ENE of Arvin, CA on Sun, Nov 13, 1966, 10:49 PM GMT-8 (06:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 0km NE of Wofford Heights, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-11-14 06:49:13 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.268° N, 118.639° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.00km NE of Wofford Heights, CA · 21860 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.65km NNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 21823 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 21810 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 2.922km NE of Arvin, CA · 21864 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21867 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.78km SE of Bodfish, CA · 21868 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.98km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21873 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.08km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 21873 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.512km N of Inyokern, CA · 21891 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3329963. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.