California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13km SW of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13km SW of Arvin, CA on Sat, Jul 10, 1982, 6:06 PM PDT (01:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16km SSW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-07-11 01:06:46 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.123° N, 118.928° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16151 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.624km NE of Arvin, CA · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.722km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.412km NNW of Wasco, CA · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.718km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16144 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.26km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.416km WSW of Lamont, CA · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.37km SW of Santa Clarita, CA · 16142 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.224km E of Maricopa, CA · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.53km E of Ojai, CA · 16142 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.04km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16140 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.13km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16140 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16134 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16134 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.813km NNE of Lamont, CA · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.33km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16126 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16125 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.55km W of Chatsworth, CA · 16124 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.310km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.116km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.416km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.325km ENE of Oildale, CA · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 16115 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.714km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.99km S of Alpaugh, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.514km W of Tehachapi, CA · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.323km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16110 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CA · 16101 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.99km ESE of Pixley, CA · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16155 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.02km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 16157 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.325km NE of Arvin, CA · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.711km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.96km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.28km WSW of Arvin, CA · 16160 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.17km WSW of Arvin, CA · 16160 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16166 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.117km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 16168 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.827km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16170 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.37km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.72km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16170 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.019km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.83km SE of Kernville, CA · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.615km SW of Bodfish, CA · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505178. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.