M2.4 earthquake 17km SE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 9, 1981, 8:52 AM PDT

UTC

1981-07-09 15:52:22 UTC

Depth

9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.095° N, 118.696° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

20

• Stallion Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 2,488. Forecast5 kmW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast17 kmSE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast123 kmNNW

After

1. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:32 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
2. 1.911km SE of Gorman, CASat, Jul 11, 3:29 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.67km S of Littlerock, CASat, Jul 11, 5:34 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 12, 4:41 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
5. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jul 14, 3:10 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.611km N of Sunland, CAFri, Jul 17, 12:44 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
7. 3.021km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 18, 2:22 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CASat, Jul 18, 9:08 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.418km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jul 18, 9:44 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.118km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 4:45 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 5:07 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 11:09 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
15. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
17. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
18. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 25, 11:13 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CASun, Jul 26, 12:42 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 27, 4:29 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
21. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 27, 11:14 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
22. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
23. 2.013km WSW of Ojai, CAFri, Jul 31, 3:17 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
25. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
26. 1.910km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jul 31, 2:30 PM PDT · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16488 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
28. 1.512km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Aug 3, 3:48 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
30. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
31. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 5, 3:23 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
32. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
33. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 8, 3:27 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
34. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.516km SE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 9, 10:52 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
36. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16479 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
37. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CAMon, Aug 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.47km W of Delano, CAWed, Aug 19, 12:22 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
39. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
40. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 20, 6:44 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
42. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
43. 1.78km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
44. 2.710km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:40 PM PDT · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
45. 2.310km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Aug 25, 10:33 AM PDT · 16464 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Aug 25, 3:14 PM PDT · 16464 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
47. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:46 PM PDT · 16462 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
48. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:48 PM PDT · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
49. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 29, 8:05 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
50. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 4:58 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
51. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 7:17 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
52. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 6, 9:05 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

Before

1. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.510km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:00 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Jul 6, 2:18 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 4, 11:21 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 4, 11:04 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 30, 8:39 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
8. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 30, 3:23 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:52 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:34 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:52 AM PDT · 16521 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.612km N of Mojave, CAThu, Jun 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.76km NNW of Sunland, CAThu, Jun 25, 1:54 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:13 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
18. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.622km WSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 16528 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519086. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.