M1.9 earthquake 12km SSW of Arvin, California

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Dec 4, 2001, 11:54 AM PST

UTC

2001-12-04 19:54:38 UTC

Depth

16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.118° N, 118.897° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

155°

Stations used

8

• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast12 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast30 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast133 kmNNW

After

1. 1.916km SE of Maricopa, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 10:37 AM PST · 9069 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.66km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 5, 1:07 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
3. 2.616km SE of Maricopa, CAWed, Dec 5, 7:38 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.216km SE of Maricopa, CAWed, Dec 5, 11:17 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.91km WSW of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 6, 7:26 AM PST · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Dec 6, 4:58 PM PST · 9068 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.027km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 3:17 AM PST · 9068 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.916km NNW of Piru, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 3:09 PM PST · 9067 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.712km NW of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 1:10 AM PST · 9065 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CAMon, Dec 10, 5:10 PM PST · 9064 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 12, 10:14 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 12, 11:31 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 12, 12:13 PM PST · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.25km WNW of Granada Hills, CAFri, Dec 14, 9:27 PM PST · 9060 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 15, 6:13 AM PST · 9060 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 15, 11:21 AM PST · 9059 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.123km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 15, 11:22 AM PST · 9059 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
18. 1.82km W of Kernville, CASat, Dec 15, 3:06 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 12:33 AM PST · 9058 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 17, 8:46 AM PST · 9057 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
21. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 5:45 PM PST · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
22. 1.84km NNE of Granada Hills, CAMon, Dec 17, 10:01 PM PST · 9057 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.914km ESE of Carpinteria, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 5:04 PM PST · 9055 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.49km SW of Ojai, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 5:41 PM PST · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.914km S of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 21, 6:46 AM PST · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 5:27 PM PST · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
27. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 24, 5:18 AM PST · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
28. 1.614km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 24, 11:22 PM PST · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
29. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 25, 8:39 PM PST · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
30. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 12:55 PM PST · 9048 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
31. 1.517km SW of Maricopa, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 7:27 PM PST · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
32. 2.113km W of Mojave, CAFri, Dec 28, 7:23 AM PST · 9046 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
33. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 29, 1:42 AM PST · 9046 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
34. 1.710km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 30, 11:20 AM PST · 9044 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
35. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 30, 3:37 PM PST · 9044 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
36. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 31, 6:51 AM PST · 9044 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
37. 1.63km NE of Carpinteria, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 10:44 PM PST · 9043 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 2, 6:00 AM PST · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
39. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 3, 8:27 AM PST · 9040 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
40. 2.527km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 8:57 AM PST · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
41. 2.014km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 9:40 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
42. 2.07km NW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 9, 7:44 PM PST · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
43. 1.65km SW of Valencia, CaliforniaThu, Jan 10, 2:22 AM PST · 9034 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
44. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 11, 12:52 PM PST · 9032 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.727km W of Inyokern, CASun, Jan 13, 6:34 PM PST · 9030 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
46. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jan 14, 9:20 AM PST · 9029 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
47. 2.49km WSW of Wasco, CATue, Jan 15, 11:34 AM PST · 9028 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
48. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 3:58 PM PST · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
49. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 3:49 AM PST · 9028 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
50. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 2:28 PM PST · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
51. 2.110km NNW of Chatsworth, CAWed, Jan 16, 7:40 PM PST · 9027 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
52. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 10:30 PM PST · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
53. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 17, 2:27 AM PST · 9027 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
54. 1.69km ENE of Lebec, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:34 AM PST · 9026 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
55. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:57 AM PST · 9026 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
56. 1.821km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 18, 9:56 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
57. 1.614km ESE of McFarland, CASun, Jan 20, 9:29 AM PST · 9023 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
58. 3.317km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Jan 22, 12:39 AM PST · 9022 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
59. 2.117km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Jan 22, 11:11 AM PST · 9021 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
60. 1.910km NNW of Piru, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 4:27 PM PST · 9020 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

1. 1.630km NNW of California City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 10:26 AM PST · 9070 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 4, 5:28 AM PST · 9071 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.12km NNW of Pacoima, CASun, Dec 2, 1:49 PM PST · 9072 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.66km WNW of Kernville, CASun, Dec 2, 9:19 AM PST · 9072 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 2, 9:09 AM PST · 9072 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.32km ESE of Simi Valley, CASat, Dec 1, 10:34 AM PST · 9073 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 1, 5:37 AM PST · 9074 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.64km NE of Granada Hills, CAFri, Nov 30, 9:58 PM PST · 9074 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.78km WNW of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 30, 8:50 PM PST · 9074 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.58km WNW of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 30, 7:23 PM PST · 9074 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.91km SSE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Nov 30, 12:16 PM PST · 9074 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.90km ESE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Nov 30, 7:51 AM PST · 9074 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.511km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 30, 1:47 AM PST · 9075 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
14. 1.51km ESE of Simi Valley, CaliforniaWed, Nov 28, 3:03 PM PST · 9076 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.61km WSW of Simi Valley, CaliforniaWed, Nov 28, 11:23 AM PST · 9076 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.71km WSW of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 28, 9:57 AM PST · 9076 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.11km SE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 28, 9:51 AM PST · 9076 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.31km SE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 28, 9:51 AM PST · 9076 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.71km ESE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Nov 28, 6:08 AM PST · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.70km SSW of Simi Valley, CaliforniaWed, Nov 28, 4:55 AM PST · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9730037. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.