M1.5 earthquake 20km NE of Arvin, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Feb 13, 2002, 10:44 AM PST

UTC

2002-02-13 18:44:36 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.340° N, 118.681° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

143°

Stations used

11

• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast20 kmNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast31 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast149 kmNNW

After

1. 1.88km SSW of Arvin, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 6:59 AM PST · 8999 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
2. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 2:12 PM PST · 8999 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.96km ENE of Taft, CASat, Feb 16, 12:10 PM PST · 8997 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Feb 16, 3:21 PM PST · 8997 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Feb 17, 6:15 AM PST · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Feb 18, 10:32 AM PST · 8995 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.730km SE of Bodfish, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 11:43 PM PST · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.67km S of Frazier Park, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 5:39 AM PST · 8994 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.69km SE of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 3:25 PM PST · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 20, 7:41 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.73km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 10:24 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
12. 1.719km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 20, 11:14 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
13. 1.919km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 20, 1:24 PM PST · 8993 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 1:38 PM PST · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 11:46 PM PST · 8990 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CASun, Feb 24, 1:02 PM PST · 8989 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 3:28 PM PST · 8986 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 28, 12:07 AM PST · 8985 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.714km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaTue, Mar 5, 9:27 PM PST · 8979 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 6, 4:51 PM PST · 8979 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
21. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 7, 2:14 AM PST · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
22. 1.812km NNW of Piru, CaliforniaFri, Mar 8, 12:04 PM PST · 8977 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
23. 1.815km WNW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Mar 8, 12:30 PM PST · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.916km WNW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Mar 8, 1:04 PM PST · 8977 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
25. 1.615km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Mar 9, 1:05 AM PST · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
26. 2.714km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 10, 3:03 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
27. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 9:21 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
28. 1.516km NE of Ojai, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 11:22 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
29. 1.72km SW of Johannesburg, CaliforniaMon, Mar 11, 3:54 PM PST · 8974 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
30. 2.018km ENE of Ojai, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 4:13 PM PST · 8972 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.910km W of Delano, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 11:38 PM PST · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
32. 1.618km E of Arvin, CaliforniaFri, Mar 15, 5:04 AM PST · 8970 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
33. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CASat, Mar 16, 12:43 AM PST · 8969 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
34. 1.610km WSW of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 16, 9:58 AM PST · 8969 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
35. 1.726km SW of Olancha, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 1:48 PM PST · 8969 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
36. 1.725km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Mar 17, 7:18 AM PST · 8968 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.511km SE of Arvin, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 8:07 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
38. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 12:43 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
39. 2.921km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 22, 3:37 PM PST · 8963 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
40. 1.69km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 23, 9:01 AM PST · 8962 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
41. 1.925km N of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 25, 11:10 AM PST · 8960 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
42. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Mar 25, 6:03 PM PST · 8960 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
43. 1.717km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 8:24 PM PST · 8958 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
44. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 29, 5:45 AM PST · 8956 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
45. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Mar 31, 8:10 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
46. 1.517km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 31, 9:08 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
47. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 31, 10:23 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
48. 1.54km SSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 3, 9:40 AM PST · 8951 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
49. 1.72km W of Frazier Park, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 7:11 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
50. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 5, 10:18 AM PST · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
51. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 7, 3:36 PM PDT · 8947 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 7, 9:54 PM PDT · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
53. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 8, 5:11 PM PDT · 8946 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
54. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:01 PM PDT · 8946 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
55. 2.425km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 9, 12:05 AM PDT · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
56. 2.225km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 9, 9:12 PM PDT · 8944 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
57. 2.010km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 3:59 AM PDT · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
58. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 11, 7:53 AM PDT · 8943 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
59. 2.810km NNW of Piru, CAFri, Apr 12, 5:20 PM PDT · 8942 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 1.520km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 12, 10:01 AM PST · 9001 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, CaliforniaMon, Feb 11, 9:21 PM PST · 9001 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.320km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 11, 3:20 PM PST · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.725km N of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 2:14 PM PST · 9003 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 10, 7:16 AM PST · 9003 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.626km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 8, 1:15 PM PST · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Feb 7, 6:39 PM PST · 9006 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.511km SE of Gorman, CAThu, Feb 7, 5:04 PM PST · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.513km NE of Ojai, CAWed, Feb 6, 8:25 PM PST · 9006 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 5, 7:23 PM PST · 9007 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
11. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 5, 2:28 PM PST · 9008 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
12. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 5, 8:40 AM PST · 9008 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.015km NE of Lebec, CAMon, Feb 4, 3:42 AM PST · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 4, 2:38 AM PST · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.728km NNW of California City, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 6:10 PM PST · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.72km NE of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 10:47 PM PST · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.721km ENE of Arvin, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 3:19 PM PST · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 31, 1:52 PM PST · 9013 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
19. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 31, 3:17 AM PST · 9013 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 30, 6:11 AM PST · 9014 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12448384. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.