M2.1 earthquake 7km WSW of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Jul 3, 1982, 10:27 AM PDT

UTC

1982-07-03 17:27:26 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.176° N, 118.889° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

119°

Stations used

0

• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast7 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast25 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmNNW

After

1. 2.28km WSW of Arvin, CASat, Jul 3, 12:08 PM PDT · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.96km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 5, 7:54 AM PDT · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.711km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 5, 8:22 PM PDT · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.325km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 6, 3:16 AM PDT · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.02km SSE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jul 7, 12:46 AM PDT · 16157 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 8, 10:17 AM PDT · 16156 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 9, 2:07 AM PDT · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
8. 1.513km SW of Arvin, CASat, Jul 10, 6:06 PM PDT · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.916km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 13, 2:07 AM PDT · 16151 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.624km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 14, 10:42 AM PDT · 16150 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.722km SSW of Alpaugh, CAWed, Jul 14, 11:30 PM PDT · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.412km NNW of Wasco, CAThu, Jul 15, 12:30 AM PDT · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Jul 16, 8:48 PM PDT · 16147 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.718km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 19, 5:49 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 20, 9:10 AM PDT · 16144 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
16. 3.26km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Jul 21, 2:28 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.416km WSW of Lamont, CAWed, Jul 21, 2:40 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.37km SW of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:32 PM PDT · 16142 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.224km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 22, 7:47 AM PDT · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.53km E of Ojai, CAThu, Jul 22, 8:41 AM PDT · 16142 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
21. 2.04km E of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Jul 23, 9:21 AM PDT · 16141 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
22. 2.13km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 24, 4:44 AM PDT · 16140 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
23. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 29, 9:45 AM PDT · 16135 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
24. 2.623km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 29, 2:58 PM PDT · 16135 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
25. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Aug 2, 9:47 PM PDT · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.813km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Aug 5, 12:51 PM PDT · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
27. 2.33km NE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Aug 6, 10:34 AM PDT · 16127 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
28. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 7, 1:37 AM PDT · 16126 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 8, 6:17 AM PDT · 16125 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
30. 2.310km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 11, 12:50 PM PDT · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
31. 3.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:13 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
32. 2.116km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 12:23 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
33. 2.416km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 7:40 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
34. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 14, 3:45 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
35. 2.325km ENE of Oildale, CASun, Aug 15, 9:03 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 16, 4:09 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
37. 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Aug 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
38. 1.714km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 17, 9:40 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
39. 2.99km S of Alpaugh, CATue, Aug 17, 10:16 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.514km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 18, 12:37 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
41. 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
42. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 20, 11:57 AM PDT · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
43. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 20, 12:20 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
44. 2.323km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Aug 22, 9:35 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
45. 2.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 23, 3:30 PM PDT · 16110 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
46. 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:49 AM PDT · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
47. 2.223km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 28, 10:06 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
48. 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Aug 31, 3:03 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
49. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 1, 7:12 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 27, 9:52 PM PDT · 16166 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 27, 9:47 PM PDT · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.117km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 27, 9:44 PM PDT · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.924km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 26, 5:48 AM PDT · 16168 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.827km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 24, 8:40 AM PDT · 16170 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.37km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jun 23, 2:45 PM PDT · 16171 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.72km E of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Jun 23, 9:55 AM PDT · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
8. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 22, 11:34 AM PDT · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.019km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 22, 4:50 AM PDT · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 21, 9:42 PM PDT · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
11. 1.83km SE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 20, 9:32 AM PDT · 16174 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.615km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 18, 3:41 AM PDT · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
13. 2.14km NNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 17, 10:08 PM PDT · 16176 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.621km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 16, 11:10 PM PDT · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.926km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 16, 7:22 PM PDT · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 16, 6:42 AM PDT · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
17. 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 14, 4:14 PM PDT · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.94km E of Wofford Heights, CASat, Jun 12, 1:34 PM PDT · 16182 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.74km SSE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 12, 1:15 PM PDT · 16182 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.110km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, Jun 11, 4:09 PM PDT · 16182 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci504866. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.