California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 26km NNE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 26km NNE of Arvin, CA on Sun, Feb 9, 1969, 4:51 AM GMT-8 (12:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km NNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-02-09 12:51:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.411° N, 118.683° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
137°
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. 2.714km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 21043 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.416km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 21041 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21022 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.67km WNW of Kernville, CA · 21021 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.819km SW of Bodfish, CA · 21016 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 21012 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21012 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 21003 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.626km SW of Bodfish, CA · 21002 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 21000 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.025km N of California City, CA · 20996 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20994 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.317km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20994 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.825km NE of Arvin, CA · 21053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.66km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 21054 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.416km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 21079 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327821. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.