M1.6 earthquake 12km ESE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 3, 1981, 2:55 PM PST

UTC

1981-12-03 22:55:33 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.182° N, 118.697° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

14

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast7 kmWNW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast12 kmESE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast36 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast132 kmNNW

After

1. 2.418km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 4, 4:57 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.616km S of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 4, 7:12 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.73km E of Frazier Park, CASat, Dec 5, 3:45 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.815km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 5, 7:08 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Dec 7, 12:30 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.214km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 9, 12:47 PM PST · 16363 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
7. 1.624km SW of Lamont, CAWed, Dec 9, 2:12 PM PST · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 10, 12:30 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 10, 4:58 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:20 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
11. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 12:40 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 12:58 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 2:10 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 3:05 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 3:13 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.724km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 3:13 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
17. 2.223km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 3:22 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 5:16 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.924km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 5:37 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.023km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 5:43 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.824km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 6:34 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
22. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 6:43 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.124km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 7:30 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
24. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 11, 9:07 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
25. 1.724km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 9:41 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
26. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 10:19 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
27. 2.523km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Dec 12, 5:13 AM PST · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
28. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 13, 1:48 AM PST · 16360 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
29. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 13, 3:27 PM PST · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
30. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 14, 4:29 AM PST · 16359 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
31. 2.716km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:14 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
32. 1.718km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:15 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
33. 2.618km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 16, 8:35 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.823km N of California City, CAFri, Dec 18, 2:35 AM PST · 16355 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
35. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 18, 5:58 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
36. 1.518km NNW of Fillmore, CAFri, Dec 18, 6:12 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:11 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
38. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 21, 3:40 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
39. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 21, 6:24 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
40. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Dec 22, 11:06 PM PST · 16350 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 25, 7:09 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:32 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.218km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 25, 4:55 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 26, 1:07 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.317km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 26, 1:58 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
46. 1.723km NE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 26, 11:00 PM PST · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
47. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 28, 5:52 AM PST · 16344 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
48. 2.725km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Dec 29, 1:37 AM PST · 16344 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
49. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 29, 11:05 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
50. 2.414km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 29, 11:18 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
51. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 30, 3:17 PM PST · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
52. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 30, 10:22 PM PST · 16342 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
53. 2.219km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:06 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:38 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
55. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:57 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
56. 1.916km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 31, 5:08 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CASun, Jan 3, 7:14 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
58. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 3, 2:43 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
59. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 3, 3:04 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
60. 2.626km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jan 3, 3:30 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

1. 2.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Dec 3, 1:45 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.110km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 3, 4:38 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CAWed, Dec 2, 9:52 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.78km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 1, 6:30 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
6. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 1, 5:08 AM PST · 16371 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 29, 8:27 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CASat, Nov 28, 5:49 PM PST · 16374 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 28, 12:59 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 27, 6:22 PM PST · 16375 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CAThu, Nov 26, 9:16 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CATue, Nov 24, 9:47 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 21, 12:31 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 20, 4:21 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Nov 20, 12:48 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Nov 20, 8:43 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 19, 4:55 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 19, 4:23 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 19, 2:24 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
20. 1.513km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:44 PM PST · 16384 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102575. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.