M1.5 earthquake 17km SW of Maricopa, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Dec 26, 2001, 7:27 PM PST

UTC

2001-12-27 03:27:30 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.947° N, 119.531° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

9

• New Cuyama, CaliforniaPopulation 517. Forecast14 kmE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast60 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast66 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast154 kmNW

After

1. 2.612km N of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 5:42 AM PST · 9047 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 29, 1:42 AM PST · 9045 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
3. 1.710km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 30, 11:20 AM PST · 9044 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 30, 3:37 PM PST · 9044 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 31, 6:51 AM PST · 9043 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.63km NE of Carpinteria, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 10:44 PM PST · 9043 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 2, 6:00 AM PST · 9041 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 3, 8:27 AM PST · 9040 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.527km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 8:57 AM PST · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.020km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, Jan 6, 4:11 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 11, 12:52 PM PST · 9032 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.49km WSW of Wasco, CATue, Jan 15, 11:34 AM PST · 9028 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 3:58 PM PST · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 3:49 AM PST · 9027 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 2:28 PM PST · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 10:30 PM PST · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.69km ENE of Lebec, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:34 AM PST · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
18. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:57 AM PST · 9025 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.821km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 18, 9:56 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.614km ESE of McFarland, CASun, Jan 20, 9:29 AM PST · 9023 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
21. 1.814km N of Simmler, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 1:16 AM PST · 9022 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
22. 3.317km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Jan 22, 12:39 AM PST · 9021 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
23. 2.117km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Jan 22, 11:11 AM PST · 9021 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
24. 1.910km NNW of Piru, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 4:27 PM PST · 9020 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
25. 1.55km S of Frazier Park, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 8:22 PM PST · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
26. 1.513km NW of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 6:08 PM PST · 9015 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
27. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 29, 9:46 AM PST · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.77km SE of Piru, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 1:13 PM PST · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.610km SE of Piru, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 2:45 PM PST · 9014 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
30. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 31, 3:17 AM PST · 9012 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
31. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 31, 1:52 PM PST · 9012 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
32. 1.721km ENE of Arvin, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 3:19 PM PST · 9012 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
33. 1.72km NE of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 10:47 PM PST · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
34. 1.98km SE of Piru, CAFri, Feb 1, 1:36 PM PST · 9011 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.610km ESE of Piru, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 8:08 PM PST · 9011 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.510km NE of Ojai, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 7:10 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
37. 2.07km E of Ojai, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 10:02 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
38. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 4, 2:38 AM PST · 9008 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
39. 2.015km NE of Lebec, CAMon, Feb 4, 3:42 AM PST · 9008 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
40. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 5, 8:40 AM PST · 9007 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.77km SE of Piru, CATue, Feb 5, 9:27 AM PST · 9007 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.68km SE of Piru, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 11:59 AM PST · 9007 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 5, 2:28 PM PST · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
44. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 5, 7:23 PM PST · 9007 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
45. 1.79km SE of Piru, CATue, Feb 5, 8:34 PM PST · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.919 km NNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 4:56 PM PST · 9006 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
47. 1.811km ENE of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 6, 8:24 PM PST · 9006 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
48. 1.513km NE of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 6, 8:25 PM PST · 9006 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
49. 1.511km SE of Gorman, CAThu, Feb 7, 5:04 PM PST · 9005 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
50. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 10, 7:16 AM PST · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.320km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 11, 3:20 PM PST · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
52. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 10:44 AM PST · 8999 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
53. 1.88km SSW of Arvin, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 6:59 AM PST · 8998 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
54. 2.96km ENE of Taft, CASat, Feb 16, 12:10 PM PST · 8996 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
55. 1.67km S of Frazier Park, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 5:39 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
56. 1.69km SE of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 3:25 PM PST · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
57. 1.73km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 10:24 AM PST · 8992 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
58. 1.78km NE of Moorpark, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 12:52 AM PST · 8990 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
59. 1.720km NNE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 4:40 AM PST · 8990 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
60. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 11:46 PM PST · 8990 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away

Before

1. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 12:55 PM PST · 9048 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 25, 8:39 PM PST · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 24, 5:18 AM PST · 9050 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 5:27 PM PST · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.914km S of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 21, 6:46 AM PST · 9053 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.49km SW of Ojai, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 5:41 PM PST · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.914km ESE of Carpinteria, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 5:04 PM PST · 9055 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 5:45 PM PST · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 17, 8:46 AM PST · 9057 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 12:33 AM PST · 9057 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.624 km W of Lost Hills, CaliforniaWed, Dec 12, 10:22 PM PST · 9062 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.815km WNW of Ventura, CAWed, Dec 12, 1:11 PM PST · 9062 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 12, 12:13 PM PST · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 12, 11:31 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 12, 10:14 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.712km NW of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 1:10 AM PST · 9064 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.916km NNW of Piru, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 3:09 PM PST · 9067 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.027km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 3:17 AM PST · 9067 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.216km SE of Maricopa, CAWed, Dec 5, 11:17 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.616km SE of Maricopa, CAWed, Dec 5, 7:38 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9740513. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.