M2.2 earthquake 23km ENE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, May 5, 1981, 2:24 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-05 21:24:08 UTC

Depth

1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.315° N, 118.615° 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

91°

Stations used

13

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast23 kmENE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast37 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmNNW

After

1. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 5, 10:05 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 10, 12:01 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.121km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 11, 2:54 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 9:19 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 12:56 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CAFri, May 15, 8:41 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 19, 11:16 AM PDT · 16571 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.922km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, May 22, 8:40 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 23, 9:40 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
10. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, May 26, 1:39 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 30, 11:06 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 3:05 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 4:47 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 5:21 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:24 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
17. 3.115km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 10:55 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 11:17 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 6, 7:46 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.011km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 6, 8:43 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
22. 2.415km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 6, 11:33 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
23. 1.715km SW of Rosedale, CASun, Jun 7, 6:46 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
24. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 7, 7:24 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
25. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 8, 11:58 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 11, 4:15 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
27. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 11, 6:42 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
28. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:58 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
29. 2.35km WSW of Valencia, CAFri, Jun 12, 8:22 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
31. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:08 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.921km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jun 15, 10:08 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
33. 2.212km N of Mojave, CASat, Jun 20, 2:08 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
34. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 21, 10:56 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
35. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
36. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 16537 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
37. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
38. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
39. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:13 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
40. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
41. 1.612km N of Mojave, CAThu, Jun 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
42. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
43. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
44. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:52 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
45. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:34 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
46. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:52 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
47. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 30, 3:23 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
48. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 30, 8:39 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

Before

1. 1.917km SW of Lamont, CATue, May 5, 1:11 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.510km S of Tehachapi, CATue, May 5, 12:46 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 4, 5:14 AM PDT · 16586 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.218km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:32 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:14 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.015km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 2, 2:55 AM PDT · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
7. 3.217km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 7:11 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.533km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 1, 2:41 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 3:30 AM PDT · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.516km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 2:24 AM PDT · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 30, 4:38 AM PDT · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.012km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Apr 30, 1:13 AM PDT · 16590 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
13. 1.79km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 29, 11:51 PM PDT · 16590 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
14. 1.614km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 3:20 PM PDT · 16592 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.715km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 16592 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 26, 2:37 PM PDT · 16594 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.617km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 PM PST · 16595 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 25, 7:21 AM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
19. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 25, 6:59 AM PST · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.618km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 2:58 AM PST · 16595 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515481. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.