M2.0 earthquake 23km NE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 28, 1990, 7:58 AM PST

UTC

1990-11-28 15:58:11 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.340° N, 118.631° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast20 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast23 kmNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast35 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast148 kmNNW

After

1. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 28, 10:06 AM PST · 13094 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 29, 2:59 AM PST · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.620km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 29, 11:50 AM PST · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 30, 1:16 AM PST · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.90km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 30, 9:43 PM PST · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 2, 4:25 AM PST · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 2, 1:34 PM PST · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
8. 1.51km N of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:00 PM PST · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.629km N of Kernville, CATue, Dec 4, 7:13 AM PST · 13088 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
10. 2.116km SSE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Dec 4, 3:09 PM PST · 13087 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 5, 1:31 PM PST · 13086 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.74km N of Bakersfield, CAThu, Dec 6, 2:50 AM PST · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.51km SSE of Delano, CAFri, Dec 7, 8:59 PM PST · 13084 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.95km SE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 8, 12:54 PM PST · 13084 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Dec 10, 2:41 PM PST · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 2:55 AM PST · 13081 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.719km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 7:33 AM PST · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 11:40 AM PST · 13081 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.715km SSW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 11, 10:27 PM PST · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.87km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 12, 6:35 AM PST · 13080 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
21. 2.021km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 12, 2:28 PM PST · 13079 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
22. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 14, 3:44 PM PST · 13077 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 15, 7:29 PM PST · 13076 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
24. 1.88km WNW of Kernville, CASat, Dec 15, 9:46 PM PST · 13076 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
25. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 16, 2:02 PM PST · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
26. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 17, 4:41 AM PST · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.317km SE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 18, 2:39 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.718km SE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 18, 6:38 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
29. 4.314km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 18, 8:56 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
30. 1.614km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 18, 9:49 AM PST · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
31. 1.514km NNE of Lamont, CATue, Dec 18, 7:16 PM PST · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
32. 2.423km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 18, 7:21 PM PST · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
33. 2.514km NNE of Lamont, CAWed, Dec 19, 12:19 AM PST · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
34. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 19, 2:33 AM PST · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
35. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Dec 21, 4:52 AM PST · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
36. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Dec 21, 5:00 AM PST · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.511km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Dec 21, 7:20 AM PST · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 21, 11:04 AM PST · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.120km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Dec 21, 11:40 PM PST · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 22, 2:24 AM PST · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
41. 2.612km ENE of McFarland, CASat, Dec 22, 8:26 AM PST · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
42. 2.325km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 22, 8:48 PM PST · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
43. 1.615km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, Dec 23, 11:11 AM PST · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
44. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CASun, Dec 23, 4:26 PM PST · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
45. 1.91km N of Kernville, CASun, Dec 23, 5:17 PM PST · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
46. 1.91km NNW of Kernville, CASun, Dec 23, 10:49 PM PST · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
47. 1.61km N of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 24, 12:44 AM PST · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
48. 2.08km E of Porterville, CAMon, Dec 24, 5:36 PM PST · 13067 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
49. 1.76km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Dec 24, 11:38 PM PST · 13067 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
50. 1.715km SE of Porterville, CAThu, Dec 27, 4:43 AM PST · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
51. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 28, 9:49 AM PST · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
52. 1.93km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 28, 6:35 PM PST · 13063 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
53. 1.615km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 29, 9:19 PM PST · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
54. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 30, 12:03 AM PST · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
55. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Dec 30, 12:36 PM PST · 13062 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
56. 1.727km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Dec 31, 9:38 AM PST · 13061 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
57. 2.012km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 2, 12:00 AM PST · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
58. 2.25km SE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jan 2, 10:50 PM PST · 13058 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
59. 1.618km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 3, 12:17 PM PST · 13058 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
60. 2.026km ESE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 5, 7:55 AM PST · 13056 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

1. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 27, 3:08 AM PST · 13095 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 24, 5:03 AM PST · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
3. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 24, 4:59 AM PST · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.68km ENE of Porterville, CAFri, Nov 23, 1:56 PM PST · 13098 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Nov 22, 12:26 PM PST · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 21, 4:16 PM PST · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.812km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 21, 1:41 AM PST · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.512km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 21, 12:27 AM PST · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.514km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Nov 20, 1:20 AM PST · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 19, 1:18 AM PST · 13103 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
11. 2.112km ESE of Delano, CASun, Nov 18, 5:36 AM PST · 13104 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
12. 1.921km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 17, 8:03 PM PST · 13104 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
13. 2.410km S of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 17, 12:44 PM PST · 13105 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.16km NE of Piru, CASat, Nov 17, 6:37 AM PST · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.110km W of Castaic, CASat, Nov 17, 6:35 AM PST · 13105 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 3.210km W of Castaic, CASat, Nov 17, 6:34 AM PST · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.810km W of Castaic, CASat, Nov 17, 5:22 AM PST · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAFri, Nov 16, 7:14 AM PST · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 15, 2:20 AM PST · 13107 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
20. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 14, 1:55 PM PST · 13107 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2008142. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.