California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16km SE of Maricopa, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16km SE of Maricopa, California on Sat, Dec 1, 2001, 5:37 AM PST (13:37 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13km NE of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-01 13:37:03 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.943° N, 119.293° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9074 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 9073 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9071 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, California · 9071 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.916km SE of Maricopa, California · 9070 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.66km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 9069 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.616km SE of Maricopa, CA · 9069 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.216km SE of Maricopa, CA · 9069 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.027km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 9068 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.916km NNW of Piru, California · 9067 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.712km NW of Buttonwillow, California · 9065 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9063 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.815km WNW of Ventura, CA · 9062 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.624 km W of Lost Hills, California · 9062 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.25km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 9060 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CA · 9060 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.123km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9060 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9058 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9058 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, California · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.914km ESE of Carpinteria, California · 9055 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.49km SW of Ojai, California · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.914km S of Tehachapi, CA · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.38km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 9050 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CA · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, California · 9048 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.517km SW of Maricopa, California · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.612km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), California · 9048 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.113km W of Mojave, CA · 9047 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 9046 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.710km W of Tehachapi, CA · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9044 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 9044 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.63km NE of Carpinteria, California · 9043 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9041 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.527km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.020km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 9037 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.65km SW of Valencia, California · 9034 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 9032 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.49km WSW of Wasco, CA · 9029 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, California · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9028 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.110km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9027 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9027 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.69km ENE of Lebec, CA · 9026 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9026 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.821km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.614km ESE of McFarland, CA · 9024 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.814km N of Simmler, California · 9023 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 3.317km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9022 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.117km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 9022 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.910km NNW of Piru, California · 9020 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.55km S of Frazier Park, California · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.91km SSE of Simi Valley, CA · 9075 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.90km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9075 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.511km W of Tehachapi, CA · 9075 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.51km ESE of Simi Valley, California · 9076 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.018km SSE of Santa Barbara, California · 9076 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.61km WSW of Simi Valley, California · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.71km WSW of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.11km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.31km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.71km ESE of Simi Valley, CA · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.70km SSW of Simi Valley, California · 9077 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.813km WNW of Mojave, California · 9080 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 9080 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.921km NE of Arvin, CA · 9082 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 9083 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 9083 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.85km SW of Valencia, CA · 9084 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.55km WSW of Valencia, CA · 9084 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.521km NE of Arvin, CA · 9084 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.921km NE of Arvin, CA · 9084 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9728221. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.