M2.2 earthquake 14km SW of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 8, 1978, 1:29 PM PST

UTC

1978-11-08 21:29:06 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.112° N, 118.924° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

101°

Stations used

10

• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast14 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast30 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast133 kmNNW

After

1. 2.48km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 9, 1:36 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.110km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 9, 1:49 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.711km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 9, 5:11 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.25km NNW of Chatsworth, CAThu, Nov 9, 3:48 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Nov 11, 9:08 PM PST · 17483 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.34km W of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:05 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.76km WNW of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:08 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 15, 4:17 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.212km SE of Carpinteria, CAFri, Nov 17, 3:51 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 19, 6:04 AM PST · 17476 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.79km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Nov 19, 6:36 AM PST · 17476 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 21, 5:59 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CATue, Nov 21, 7:21 PM PST · 17474 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 22, 11:09 AM PST · 17473 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.59km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Nov 24, 8:47 PM PST · 17470 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.122km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 25, 1:59 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
17. 1.65km E of Simi Valley, CASat, Nov 25, 8:46 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Nov 25, 10:57 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 27, 1:49 AM PST · 17468 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
21. 1.713km SW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 30, 2:11 PM PST · 17465 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.915km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST · 17464 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 2, 2:16 PM PST · 17463 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
24. 1.912km NNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Dec 3, 7:13 PM PST · 17462 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
25. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Dec 3, 8:46 PM PST · 17461 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.512km ESE of Piru, CASun, Dec 3, 8:52 PM PST · 17461 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
27. 2.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 4, 5:15 AM PST · 17461 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
28. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 5, 2:31 AM PST · 17460 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.68km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 6, 10:56 AM PST · 17459 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
30. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 7, 3:22 PM PST · 17458 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
31. 2.12km SSW of Valencia, CASun, Dec 10, 10:41 AM PST · 17455 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
32. 3.22km SE of Carpinteria, CAThu, Dec 14, 12:55 AM PST · 17451 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.812km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Dec 16, 11:35 AM PST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.723km E of Kernville, CASat, Dec 16, 1:09 PM PST · 17449 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.617km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 19, 6:56 AM PST · 17446 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
36. 1.611km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 20, 11:04 AM PST · 17445 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
37. 2.28km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Dec 24, 10:19 AM PST · 17441 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
38. 2.912km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:25 AM PST · 17440 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
39. 1.812km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Dec 26, 10:01 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.78km NNE of Ventura, CAWed, Dec 27, 4:22 AM PST · 17438 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
41. 1.86km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 27, 5:14 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
42. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 28, 9:41 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
43. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Dec 29, 5:02 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
44. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 30, 9:24 AM PST · 17435 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
45. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CASun, Dec 31, 1:04 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
46. 3.010km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 17433 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
47. 1.610km SE of Gorman, CAMon, Jan 1, 8:01 PM PST · 17432 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
48. 3.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:36 AM PST · 17431 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
49. 3.522km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 12:00 PM PST · 17431 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
50. 1.925km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 6, 4:58 PM PST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
51. 1.78km NE of Valencia, CASun, Jan 7, 5:33 AM PST · 17427 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away

Before

1. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 11:54 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 8, 4:48 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.510km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Nov 7, 10:12 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Nov 6, 4:28 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
5. 2.38km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Nov 5, 2:52 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Nov 2, 9:16 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 1, 9:11 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CATue, Oct 31, 9:30 PM PST · 17494 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.916km ENE of Lebec, CATue, Oct 31, 6:42 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.217km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:08 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.910km NNW of Chatsworth, CAMon, Oct 30, 1:34 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
12. 3.26km NNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Oct 29, 2:16 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 29, 5:56 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.76km WNW of Chatsworth, CASun, Oct 29, 1:32 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 28, 2:42 PM PDT · 17498 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
16. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 28, 2:28 AM PDT · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.917km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 28, 2:03 AM PDT · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 17499 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:50 AM PDT · 17500 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 17504 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343421. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.