California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km SW of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km SW of Arvin, CA on Thu, Feb 12, 1981, 6:48 AM PST (14:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 25km N of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-12 14:48:00 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.131° N, 118.928° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 17.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.83
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113km SSW of Arvin, CA · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.217km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.05km SSE of Delano, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.117km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16661 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.110km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16656 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.714km NNE of Taft, CA · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.914km NNE of Taft, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16651 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.63km NNW of Lamont, CA · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.919km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 16649 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.04km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16648 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.315km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.522km SW of Lamont, CA · 16642 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.47km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 16642 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.718km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.711km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16639 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.921km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.122km NE of Arvin, CA · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.74km SW of Valencia, CA · 16631 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.823km SW of Maricopa, CA · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.05km NW of Castaic, CA · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.14km NNW of Vincent, CA · 16626 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.815km NE of Lamont, CA · 16624 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16617 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.62km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CA · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16612 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.58km NW of Kernville, CA · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.925km NNE of California City, CA · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 3.125km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CA · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.96km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.87km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16673 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.56km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16674 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.136km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.935km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.29km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16676 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16676 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.516km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16676 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16676 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.96km NNE of Oildale, CA · 16679 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.712km N of Mojave, CA · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.611km NW of Fillmore, CA · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.610km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.111km SW of Valencia, CA · 16689 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316949. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.