M1.5 earthquake 16km SE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Aug 9, 1981, 10:52 AM PDT

UTC

1981-08-09 17:52:37 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.129° N, 118.687° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

10

• Stallion Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 2,488. Forecast6 kmNW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast16 kmSE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast126 kmNNW

After

1. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:49 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CAMon, Aug 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.47km W of Delano, CAWed, Aug 19, 12:22 PM PDT · 16482 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.817km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:51 PM PDT · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 20, 6:44 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 16479 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.85km NW of Frazier Park, CASat, Aug 22, 10:07 AM PDT · 16479 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.78km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Aug 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 16478 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.710km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:40 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.310km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Aug 25, 10:33 AM PDT · 16476 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Aug 25, 3:14 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:46 PM PDT · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
13. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 28, 12:48 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.67km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 29, 8:05 AM PDT · 16472 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 4:58 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 7:17 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 6, 9:05 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.811km NW of Lake Los Angeles, CAWed, Sep 9, 8:05 AM PDT · 16461 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 9, 10:42 AM PDT · 16461 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.511km SE of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 15, 6:51 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
21. 2.85km NE of Simi Valley, CATue, Sep 15, 9:37 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.02km NNE of Simi Valley, CATue, Sep 15, 10:49 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:27 AM PDT · 16454 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
24. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:01 PM PDT · 16454 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
25. 1.510km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 16, 10:58 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 19, 2:25 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
27. 1.83km WNW of Bakersfield, CASat, Sep 19, 10:42 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
28. 2.14km NNE of Simi Valley, CASat, Sep 19, 10:45 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.44km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Sep 20, 10:27 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
30. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Sep 23, 4:41 AM PDT · 16447 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
31. 1.54km SW of Valencia, CAWed, Sep 23, 11:05 PM PDT · 16446 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
32. 2.54km SSW of Valencia, CAFri, Sep 25, 5:18 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
33. 1.523km WSW of Maricopa, CAFri, Sep 25, 6:39 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.523km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 26, 7:33 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
35. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Sep 26, 11:44 PM PDT · 16443 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
36. 1.95km ENE of Lamont, CASun, Sep 27, 3:45 PM PDT · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
37. 1.627km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 28, 9:57 PM PDT · 16441 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
38. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 29, 7:56 AM PDT · 16441 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.56km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 29, 10:30 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.928km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Sep 29, 11:10 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
41. 1.54km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:06 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.916km ESE of Pixley, CAThu, Oct 1, 7:08 PM PDT · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.515km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 4, 3:54 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
44. 1.818km N of California City, CAWed, Oct 7, 8:08 PM PDT · 16433 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

Before

1. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 8, 9:00 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 8, 3:27 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 5, 9:42 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 5, 3:23 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.72km SW of Kernville, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Aug 3, 7:02 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.56km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Aug 1, 5:47 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.910km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jul 31, 2:30 PM PDT · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:42 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.811km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 31, 10:39 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.218km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.613km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Jul 27, 11:14 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.08km WSW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 27, 4:29 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
14. 3.617km W of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 25, 11:13 PM PDT · 16506 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.67km WSW of Shafter, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.94km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:36 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
17. 1.88km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16509 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.820km NW of Ojai, CAMon, Jul 20, 1:01 PM PDT · 16512 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 19, 11:09 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520871. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.