California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18km SSE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18km SSE of Arvin, CA on Wed, Oct 21, 1981, 3:29 AM PDT (10:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-10-21 10:29:55 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.065° N, 118.745° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116km N of Mojave, CA · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.023km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16414 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.79km S of Littlerock, CA · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.14km N of Granada Hills, CA · 16412 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.59km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16410 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.06km N of Granada Hills, CA · 16409 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.88km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 16409 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.77km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 16408 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.625km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.618km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16405 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.512km W of Grapevine, CA · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.514km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16401 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.120km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.92km NW of West Hills, CA · 16400 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.57km NW of Castaic, CA · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16398 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.07km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16397 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.59km E of Piru, CA · 16396 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.39km E of Piru, CA · 16396 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 4.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.518km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 4.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.622km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.218km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.421km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.320km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16394 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16394 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16394 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.120km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16394 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16394 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16393 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16393 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.29km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16391 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.923km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.728km N of California City, CA · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.812km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.313km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16420 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.82km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16421 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.07km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16423 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.013km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16426 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16427 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.813km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.818km N of California City, CA · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.515km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.916km ESE of Pixley, CA · 16435 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.54km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16436 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.928km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16437 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.56km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16437 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.95km ENE of Lamont, CA · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16440 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.523km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16440 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525845. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.