M1.8 earthquake 15km SSW of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, May 22, 1985, 7:25 PM PDT

UTC

1985-05-23 02:25:05 UTC

Depth

20.7 km (12.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.082° N, 118.897° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

0

• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast34 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast129 kmNNW

After

1. 1.524km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, May 23, 1:57 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.06km W of Castaic, CAThu, May 23, 10:49 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 24, 8:22 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
4. 2.03km S of Valencia, CASat, May 25, 3:48 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.312km ENE of Oildale, CASat, May 25, 4:57 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
6. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 26, 4:29 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CAMon, May 27, 7:43 AM PDT · 15093 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 11:11 PM PDT · 15091 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Jun 1, 4:31 AM PDT · 15088 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.64km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 4, 1:57 AM PDT · 15086 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.114km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 7, 4:46 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 11, 1:33 PM PDT · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
13. 2.03km SSW of Valencia, CAThu, Jun 13, 10:14 AM PDT · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.73km S of Valencia, CAThu, Jun 13, 10:48 AM PDT · 15076 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAThu, Jun 13, 4:03 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
16. 2.610km SSW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Jun 17, 8:15 PM PDT · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.919km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 19, 1:48 PM PDT · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 15068 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
19. 1.617km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 22, 11:48 AM PDT · 15067 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
20. 1.99km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 23, 7:21 PM PDT · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
21. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 24, 1:38 PM PDT · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
22. 1.913km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 24, 1:39 PM PDT · 15065 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
23. 2.415km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 24, 2:24 PM PDT · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
24. 2.110km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 27, 6:25 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.615km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Jun 28, 4:55 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
26. 2.31km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 29, 4:24 PM PDT · 15060 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
27. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 30, 7:42 AM PDT · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
28. 2.33km E of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jun 30, 4:19 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
29. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 1, 3:27 AM PDT · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
30. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 1, 5:12 PM PDT · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
31. 2.421km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 2, 4:56 AM PDT · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 2, 5:04 AM PDT · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
33. 1.510km S of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 9, 2:48 AM PDT · 15050 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
34. 3.15km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 10, 12:23 AM PDT · 15050 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.84km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 10, 12:01 PM PDT · 15049 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
36. 1.54km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 15049 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
37. 2.222km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Jul 11, 11:31 PM PDT · 15048 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
38. 2.55km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 12, 2:56 AM PDT · 15047 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
39. 1.610km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 12, 10:48 PM PDT · 15047 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
40. 1.64km W of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 15, 6:20 PM PDT · 15044 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
41. 1.810km W of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jul 16, 3:20 AM PDT · 15043 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
42. 1.919km SW of Lamont, CATue, Jul 16, 3:47 AM PDT · 15043 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
43. 1.725km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 17, 12:48 AM PDT · 15043 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
44. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 17, 1:27 AM PDT · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
45. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 17, 1:32 AM PDT · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
46. 1.88km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 17, 1:49 AM PDT · 15043 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
47. 1.925km E of Maricopa, CASun, Jul 21, 1:49 PM PDT · 15038 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away

Before

1. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 22, 8:49 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 20, 11:11 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
3. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 17, 2:07 AM PDT · 15104 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
4. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 16, 9:09 PM PDT · 15104 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:33 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.28km ESE of Carpinteria, CATue, May 14, 4:40 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 1:25 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
9. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CATue, May 14, 9:40 AM PDT · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 13, 8:35 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, May 13, 12:43 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 12:36 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.22km WSW of Granada Hills, CAMon, May 13, 5:20 AM PDT · 15107 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CASun, May 12, 4:36 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, May 12, 3:43 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
16. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 10:57 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 7:33 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
18. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 9, 5:38 PM PDT · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, May 8, 2:44 AM PDT · 15112 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, May 7, 11:49 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci66988. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.