M1.7 earthquake 12km SW of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Sep 15, 1987, 7:23 AM PDT

UTC

1987-09-15 14:23:52 UTC

Depth

11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.129° N, 118.921° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

177°

Stations used

0

• Weedpatch, CaliforniaPopulation 2,658. Forecast12 kmS
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast12 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast29 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmNNW

After

1. 1.914km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Sep 15, 8:52 PM PDT · 14260 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.36km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Sep 16, 8:30 PM PDT · 14259 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.013km SSW of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 18, 6:36 AM PDT · 14258 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.815km S of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 22, 10:53 AM PDT · 14254 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
5. 1.813km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 24, 5:39 AM PDT · 14252 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
6. 3.010km NNE of Oildale, CAFri, Sep 25, 8:01 AM PDT · 14251 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
7. 2.09km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 26, 8:18 AM PDT · 14250 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.120km ENE of Oildale, CASun, Sep 27, 5:00 AM PDT · 14249 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.42km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Sep 27, 10:08 AM PDT · 14249 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.127km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 27, 1:28 PM PDT · 14248 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.725km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 28, 11:58 PM PDT · 14247 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
12. 2.48km NW of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 30, 1:44 PM PDT · 14245 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.410km SE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 1, 5:21 AM PDT · 14245 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 1, 11:28 AM PDT · 14245 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.619km W of Rosamond, CAThu, Oct 1, 12:20 PM PDT · 14244 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
16. 2.213km SW of Arvin, CASun, Oct 4, 2:37 AM PDT · 14242 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.68km SSW of Castaic, CASun, Oct 4, 3:20 AM PDT · 14242 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.95km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 4, 7:32 PM PDT · 14241 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
19. 1.96km W of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 4, 8:08 PM PDT · 14241 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.14km SSE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 5, 5:39 AM PDT · 14241 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
21. 1.75km NE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 5, 7:10 AM PDT · 14241 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.78km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 5, 7:56 AM PDT · 14241 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
23. 2.48km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 5, 8:19 AM PDT · 14241 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
24. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 7, 5:14 PM PDT · 14238 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
25. 1.98km ESE of Piru, CAThu, Oct 8, 1:12 PM PDT · 14237 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
26. 1.913km NW of Taft, CAThu, Oct 8, 5:24 PM PDT · 14237 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
27. 2.119km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 10, 4:41 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
28. 1.926km W of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 11, 9:53 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 11, 10:09 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
30. 1.95km S of Mojave, CASun, Oct 11, 6:22 PM PDT · 14234 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
31. 1.98km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 12, 5:10 PM PDT · 14233 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
32. 1.712km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Oct 15, 2:26 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.924km NE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 18, 3:25 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
34. 2.024km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 19, 10:59 AM PDT · 14227 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
35. 1.98km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 19, 1:25 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
36. 2.914km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 20, 6:43 AM PDT · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
37. 1.611km W of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 20, 5:34 PM PDT · 14225 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
38. 1.724km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 20, 7:44 PM PDT · 14225 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
39. 1.817km SE of Arvin, CASat, Oct 24, 11:03 PM PDT · 14221 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
40. 2.65km SE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 26, 5:59 AM PST · 14220 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
41. 1.95km WNW of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 27, 4:17 PM PST · 14218 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
42. 1.910km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 28, 2:33 AM PST · 14218 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.115km SSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 29, 3:20 PM PST · 14216 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
44. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Oct 30, 6:49 AM PST · 14216 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
45. 2.322km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 31, 11:01 AM PST · 14215 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
46. 1.628km SSW of Maricopa, CASat, Oct 31, 2:50 PM PST · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
47. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 31, 10:16 PM PST · 14214 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
48. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 2, 11:33 PM PST · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
49. 2.13km SSE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 4, 3:13 AM PST · 14211 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
50. 2.010km NNE of Ojai, CASat, Nov 7, 11:33 AM PST · 14207 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
51. 2.04km WSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 8, 3:43 PM PST · 14206 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
52. 1.917km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 9, 12:33 PM PST · 14205 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
53. 2.817km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 9, 9:23 PM PST · 14205 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
54. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CATue, Nov 10, 7:08 PM PST · 14204 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.914km NNW of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 11, 11:49 AM PST · 14203 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

Before

1. 1.512km NE of Kernville, CASat, Sep 12, 3:35 PM PDT · 14263 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.715km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 9, 9:04 PM PDT · 14266 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.82km NW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Sep 9, 7:02 PM PDT · 14266 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.64km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 9, 12:36 PM PDT · 14266 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.214km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 9, 5:54 AM PDT · 14267 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
6. 1.715km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 9, 3:06 AM PDT · 14267 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 9, 1:56 AM PDT · 14267 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.713km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Sep 5, 7:25 PM PDT · 14270 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.816km ESE of Maricopa, CAThu, Sep 3, 8:18 AM PDT · 14273 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 2, 4:30 PM PDT · 14273 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.68km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Sep 2, 12:13 AM PDT · 14274 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.93km NNW of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 1, 3:21 PM PDT · 14274 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
13. 2.310km ENE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 1, 5:11 AM PDT · 14275 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.910km ENE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 1, 2:17 AM PDT · 14275 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.64km NE of Castaic, CASun, Aug 30, 12:18 PM PDT · 14276 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.94km NE of Castaic, CASun, Aug 30, 12:17 PM PDT · 14276 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.710km ENE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 29, 5:50 PM PDT · 14277 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.721km SE of Porterville, CAThu, Aug 27, 1:22 AM PDT · 14280 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.87km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Aug 26, 3:37 AM PDT · 14281 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.68km ENE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Aug 25, 10:43 PM PDT · 14281 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci623406. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.