M2.6 earthquake 23km ENE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jul 29, 1982, 2:58 PM PDT

UTC

1982-07-29 21:58:23 UTC

Depth

1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.308° N, 118.606° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast23 kmENE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast38 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmNNW

After

1. 1.913km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jul 30, 4:41 AM PDT · 16134 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
2. 3.014km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jul 30, 5:57 PM PDT · 16133 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.613km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jul 30, 5:58 PM PDT · 16133 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.313km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jul 30, 5:59 PM PDT · 16133 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 31, 2:30 AM PDT · 16133 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.814km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 31, 10:55 AM PDT · 16133 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 1, 11:03 PM PDT · 16131 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 1, 11:03 PM PDT · 16131 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.514km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 2, 6:47 AM PDT · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Aug 2, 9:47 PM PDT · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.813km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Aug 5, 12:51 PM PDT · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.615km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 6, 12:08 AM PDT · 16127 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.515km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Aug 6, 3:59 AM PDT · 16127 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.516km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Aug 6, 4:02 AM PDT · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.415km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Aug 6, 9:53 AM PDT · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 7, 1:37 AM PDT · 16126 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 8, 2:04 AM PDT · 16125 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 8, 6:17 AM PDT · 16125 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.015km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 9, 4:15 PM PDT · 16124 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
20. 3.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:13 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
21. 2.116km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 12:23 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
22. 2.416km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 7:40 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
23. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 14, 12:33 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 14, 3:45 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
25. 2.325km ENE of Oildale, CASun, Aug 15, 9:03 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
26. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 15, 9:14 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
27. 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Aug 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
28. 1.714km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 17, 9:40 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.99km S of Alpaugh, CATue, Aug 17, 10:16 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
30. 2.514km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 18, 12:37 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
31. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 18, 3:59 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 18, 3:49 PM PDT · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
33. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 19, 9:44 AM PDT · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
34. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 19, 11:39 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 20, 11:57 AM PDT · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
36. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 20, 12:20 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
37. 1.930km WNW of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 22, 3:08 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.930km WNW of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 22, 4:58 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
39. 2.323km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Aug 22, 9:35 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
40. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 23, 12:21 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
41. 2.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 23, 3:30 PM PDT · 16110 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
42. 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:49 AM PDT · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
43. 2.617km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:43 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
44. 2.223km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 28, 10:06 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 30, 7:09 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
46. 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Aug 31, 3:03 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 1, 7:12 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
48. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 1, 10:26 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
49. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 2, 2:38 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
50. 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:11 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
51. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 3, 12:27 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
52. 2.99km ESE of Pixley, CASat, Sep 4, 12:03 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
53. 2.03km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 5, 7:30 AM PDT · 16097 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
54. 1.63km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 5, 7:33 AM PDT · 16097 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
55. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 6, 4:22 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
56. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 8, 9:41 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
57. 2.43km SSE of Kernville, CAThu, Sep 9, 12:50 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
58. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 9, 1:16 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
59. 2.28km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:04 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
60. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:49 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

1. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 29, 9:45 AM PDT · 16135 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 26, 5:11 PM PDT · 16137 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.613km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 25, 8:21 AM PDT · 16139 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 24, 9:02 PM PDT · 16139 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.614km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 24, 6:52 PM PDT · 16139 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.13km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 24, 4:44 AM PDT · 16140 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 24, 3:59 AM PDT · 16140 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jul 23, 8:33 PM PDT · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.04km E of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Jul 23, 9:21 AM PDT · 16141 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jul 22, 3:58 PM PDT · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.224km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 22, 7:47 AM PDT · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Jul 21, 6:14 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.416km WSW of Lamont, CAWed, Jul 21, 2:40 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
14. 3.26km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Jul 21, 2:28 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 20, 9:10 AM PDT · 16144 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 20, 7:31 AM PDT · 16144 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.519km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 19, 3:07 PM PDT · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.530km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Jul 19, 11:47 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.721km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 19, 11:16 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.718km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 19, 5:49 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505870. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.