California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km S of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km S of Arvin, CA on Fri, Dec 4, 1981, 7:12 PM PST (03:12 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16km S of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-12-05 03:12:24 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.064° N, 118.831° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73km E of Frazier Park, CA · 16372 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.815km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16372 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.87km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.214km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16368 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.624km SW of Lamont, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.223km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.924km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.023km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.124km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16365 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16364 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16363 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.716km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16361 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.718km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16361 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.618km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16360 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.823km N of California City, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.518km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 16356 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.06km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 16355 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16354 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16352 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.218km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.317km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.723km NE of Arvin, CA · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16349 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.725km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CA · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.414km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 16346 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.219km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CA · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16346 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.916km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.07km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 16343 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.626km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.510km SW of Gorman, CA · 16343 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.418km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.612km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16374 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16374 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.110km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16374 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CA · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16375 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.78km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16376 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16376 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 16379 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16379 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16380 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16381 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.68km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102640. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.