M1.6 earthquake 13km SW of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Feb 11, 1981, 7:59 AM PST

UTC

1981-02-11 15:59:32 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.118° N, 118.924° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 19.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

170°

Stations used

7

• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast13 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast30 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast134 kmNNW

After

1. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 6:48 AM PST · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.113km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 7:45 AM PST · 16671 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.217km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 12, 9:02 PM PST · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.05km SSE of Delano, CAThu, Feb 12, 10:55 PM PST · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.117km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 16, 8:34 PM PST · 16666 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 17, 3:24 AM PST · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
7. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 20, 3:57 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.110km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Feb 21, 5:46 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.714km NNE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 25, 10:25 AM PST · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.914km NNE of Taft, CAWed, Feb 25, 2:45 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 26, 5:09 AM PST · 16657 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
12. 1.63km NNW of Lamont, CASat, Feb 28, 6:12 AM PST · 16655 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
13. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 28, 1:04 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.919km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Feb 28, 7:02 PM PST · 16654 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 1, 4:57 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.04km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 1, 10:28 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 5:32 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.315km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 6, 1:35 PM PST · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.522km SW of Lamont, CASat, Mar 7, 9:31 AM PST · 16648 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.47km SW of Santa Clarita, CASat, Mar 7, 4:16 PM PST · 16647 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
21. 1.718km ENE of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 10, 12:43 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
22. 1.711km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 10, 6:36 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.921km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 11, 11:29 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
24. 2.122km NE of Arvin, CASun, Mar 15, 8:27 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
25. 1.74km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Mar 18, 2:16 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
26. 1.823km SW of Maricopa, CAFri, Mar 20, 3:02 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.05km NW of Castaic, CAFri, Mar 20, 6:38 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
28. 2.14km NNW of Vincent, CAMon, Mar 23, 8:06 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.815km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Mar 25, 2:29 AM PST · 16630 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
30. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Apr 1, 8:06 AM PST · 16623 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.62km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 1, 9:32 PM PST · 16622 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 2, 4:53 AM PST · 16622 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
33. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
34. 2.025km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 6, 5:42 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
35. 1.58km NW of Kernville, CATue, Apr 7, 3:32 AM PST · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
36. 1.925km NNE of California City, CASat, Apr 11, 12:24 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
37. 3.125km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 11, 1:47 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Feb 6, 1:21 AM PST · 16677 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.96km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:53 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Feb 4, 5:14 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.87km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 4, 12:48 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.56km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 3, 2:12 AM PST · 16680 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.136km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 2, 12:08 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.935km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 10:41 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 5:11 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.29km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Feb 1, 4:13 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 12:35 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.516km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 12:21 PM PST · 16682 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 12:13 PM PST · 16682 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 31, 4:19 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.96km NNE of Oildale, CAThu, Jan 29, 7:41 PM PST · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.712km N of Mojave, CASun, Jan 25, 10:20 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.611km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jan 23, 11:09 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.610km SW of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 20, 12:14 AM PST · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.111km SW of Valencia, CAMon, Jan 19, 9:43 PM PST · 16694 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316900. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.