M2.0 earthquake 20km ENE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 26, 1981, 1:07 AM PST

UTC

1981-12-26 09:07:43 UTC

Depth

2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.258° N, 118.615° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

121°

Stations used

11

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast11 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast20 kmENE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast39 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 2.317km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 26, 1:58 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.723km NE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 26, 11:00 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
3. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 28, 5:52 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.725km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Dec 29, 1:37 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 29, 11:05 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
6. 2.414km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 29, 11:18 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
7. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 30, 3:17 PM PST · 16337 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 30, 10:22 PM PST · 16337 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.219km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:06 AM PST · 16337 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.73km SW of Castaic, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:38 AM PST · 16337 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:57 AM PST · 16337 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.516km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Dec 31, 3:58 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.916km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 31, 5:08 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 3, 2:43 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.810km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 3, 3:04 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.626km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jan 3, 3:30 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.510km SW of Gorman, CASun, Jan 3, 4:33 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.424km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 10, 3:35 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.227km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Jan 11, 1:46 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.127km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Jan 11, 1:51 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
21. 2.618km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jan 11, 4:01 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jan 12, 7:09 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.26km W of Castaic, CAWed, Jan 13, 3:28 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
24. 2.216km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 13, 2:05 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
25. 2.720km E of Maricopa, CAWed, Jan 13, 10:56 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
26. 2.42km E of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 16, 4:27 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
27. 2.011km ESE of Piru, CAMon, Jan 18, 11:26 AM PST · 16318 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
28. 1.916km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jan 19, 11:10 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.322km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 19, 7:17 PM PST · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
30. 2.916km NE of Boron, CAWed, Jan 20, 2:53 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 21, 2:37 AM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.328km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 21, 4:13 PM PST · 16315 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
33. 2.029km W of Inyokern, CAFri, Jan 22, 2:26 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
34. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jan 23, 7:42 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
35. 1.99km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 24, 4:55 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
36. 2.019km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Jan 26, 3:21 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
37. 2.87km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 29, 3:51 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
38. 2.220km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 31, 10:58 AM PST · 16305 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
39. 2.612km ENE of Kernville, CAMon, Feb 1, 8:26 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.912km ENE of Kernville, CAMon, Feb 1, 8:37 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
41. 2.39km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 1, 8:56 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
42. 2.38km SSE of Gorman, CAWed, Feb 3, 12:18 PM PST · 16302 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
43. 2.020km ENE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 3, 9:19 PM PST · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
44. 2.125km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Feb 4, 7:55 PM PST · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
45. 2.118km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 5, 2:53 PM PST · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
46. 3.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 7, 12:10 AM PST · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 7, 12:11 AM PST · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
48. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 7, 5:09 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Feb 7, 10:20 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
50. 2.318km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Feb 7, 10:21 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
51. 2.326km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 7, 10:45 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Feb 8, 2:31 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
53. 2.520km N of Fillmore, CATue, Feb 9, 2:11 AM PST · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
54. 2.820km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 10, 6:35 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
55. 1.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 10, 10:03 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
56. 2.013km W of Mojave, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:55 PM PST · 16293 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
57. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Feb 13, 1:07 AM PST · 16293 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
58. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Feb 13, 3:36 AM PST · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
59. 2.012km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 14, 1:38 AM PST · 16292 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
60. 2.222km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 16, 6:12 AM PST · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

1. 2.42km SE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Dec 26, 12:30 AM PST · 16342 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.218km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 25, 4:55 PM PST · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:32 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 25, 7:09 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.511km NNE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Dec 22, 11:06 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 21, 6:24 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 21, 3:40 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
8. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:11 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.518km NNW of Fillmore, CAFri, Dec 18, 6:12 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 18, 5:58 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
11. 1.823km N of California City, CAFri, Dec 18, 2:35 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.618km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 16, 8:35 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.718km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:15 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.716km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:14 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 16, 11:06 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 14, 4:29 AM PST · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 13, 3:27 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 13, 1:48 AM PST · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.523km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Dec 12, 5:13 AM PST · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 11, 10:19 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103911. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.