M1.5 earthquake 23km NE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 2, 1985, 7:23 PM PST

UTC

1985-01-03 03:23:28 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.328° N, 118.621° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

139°

Stations used

22

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast19 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast23 kmNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast36 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmNNW

After

1. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 9, 1:11 AM PST · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 9, 2:41 AM PST · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 10, 1:33 AM PST · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.521km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 10, 5:45 AM PST · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.79km SSW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jan 10, 11:33 AM PST · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:55 AM PST · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.617km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jan 11, 11:15 PM PST · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.517km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 12, 6:41 AM PST · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.117km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jan 12, 8:27 AM PST · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.611km SSE of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 12, 8:54 AM PST · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 13, 1:27 PM PST · 15227 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.57km SE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Jan 14, 3:20 AM PST · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.310km SSE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 14, 6:21 PM PST · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 14, 9:15 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.521km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jan 15, 4:07 AM PST · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jan 15, 6:35 AM PST · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.62km W of Elizabeth Lake, CATue, Jan 15, 6:42 PM PST · 15225 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 16, 12:27 AM PST · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 16, 1:31 PM PST · 15224 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.228km E of Porterville, CAWed, Jan 16, 11:41 PM PST · 15223 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
21. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 17, 10:52 AM PST · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
22. 1.728km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jan 18, 2:59 AM PST · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
23. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Jan 18, 1:03 PM PST · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.521km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:25 PM PST · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 18, 5:15 PM PST · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
26. 1.916km NNW of Castaic, CASun, Jan 20, 12:24 AM PST · 15220 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
27. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 20, 11:48 AM PST · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
28. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 20, 12:04 PM PST · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.811km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jan 20, 3:00 PM PST · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
30. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 20, 6:39 PM PST · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
31. 2.43km N of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Jan 21, 3:02 PM PST · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
32. 2.310km E of Oildale, CATue, Jan 22, 6:18 AM PST · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
33. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jan 22, 7:26 AM PST · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.610km N of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 22, 8:10 PM PST · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
35. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 23, 5:15 AM PST · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 24, 3:42 AM PST · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.011km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Jan 24, 8:54 AM PST · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
38. 1.66km WSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 24, 2:59 PM PST · 15216 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
39. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jan 24, 3:15 PM PST · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
40. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jan 24, 3:20 PM PST · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
41. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 25, 7:43 PM PST · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
42. 2.018km N of Mojave, CASat, Jan 26, 6:31 PM PST · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
43. 1.615km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 27, 4:25 AM PST · 15213 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
44. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 27, 7:19 PM PST · 15213 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
45. 2.313km SE of Pixley, CASun, Jan 27, 8:32 PM PST · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
46. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 27, 8:50 PM PST · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
47. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 28, 1:04 AM PST · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
48. 1.822km NW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jan 28, 6:38 AM PST · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
49. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jan 28, 1:20 PM PST · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
50. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jan 28, 10:51 PM PST · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
51. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Jan 29, 3:49 PM PST · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
52. 1.628km W of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jan 30, 7:43 AM PST · 15210 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
53. 1.712km SW of Neenach, CAThu, Jan 31, 5:34 AM PST · 15209 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
54. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 1, 11:20 PM PST · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
55. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Feb 3, 9:21 PM PST · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
56. 2.117km NE of Ojai, CAMon, Feb 4, 2:00 AM PST · 15205 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
57. 1.532km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Feb 5, 11:44 PM PST · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
58. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 6, 2:42 AM PST · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
59. 2.128km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 6, 5:35 AM PST · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
60. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 6, 1:33 PM PST · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

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