California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21km ENE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21km ENE of Arvin, CA on Fri, Jan 18, 1985, 4:25 PM PST (00:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 11km ENE of Oildale, 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
1985-01-19 00:25:59 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.301° N, 118.624° 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
160°
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: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.916km NNW of Castaic, CA · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.811km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.43km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.310km E of Oildale, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.610km N of Grapevine, CA · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.011km S of Bodfish, CA · 15228 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.66km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15228 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15227 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.018km N of Mojave, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.615km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.313km SE of Pixley, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.822km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15224 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.88km E of Piru, CA · 15224 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15224 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15223 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.628km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.712km SW of Neenach, CA · 15221 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.117km NE of Ojai, CA · 15217 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.532km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.128km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.828km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15214 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.918km N of Fillmore, CA · 15214 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CA · 15214 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CA · 15214 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15214 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.017km N of Fillmore, CA · 15214 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 15214 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.318km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15214 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.916km N of Fillmore, CA · 15214 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 4.611km ENE of Oildale, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.520km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15213 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.324km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.018km N of Fillmore, CA · 15213 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.512km ENE of Oildale, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.218km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.617km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.32km N of Kernville, CA · 15212 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.22km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15212 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.729km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.928km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15234 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.728km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.228km E of Porterville, CA · 15235 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15236 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.62km W of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 15237 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15237 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.521km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15237 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15237 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.310km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15238 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.57km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15238 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15239 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.611km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.117km S of Bodfish, CA · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.517km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15240 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.617km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15240 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15241 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.79km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15242 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.521km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58824. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC.