California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20km ENE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20km ENE of Arvin, CA on Tue, Jan 29, 2002, 9:46 AM PST (17:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12km NNE of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Bear Valley Springs forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-01-29 17:46:11 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.257° N, 118.622° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, California · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 145
  4. 2.412km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.613km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.113km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 243
  7. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.77km SE of Piru, California · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.212km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.213km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.712km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.013km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.212km ESE of Piru, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9013 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 3.513km SW of Valencia, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 433
  23. 1.513km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.912km ESE of Piru, CA · 9013 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.012km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 234
  26. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, California · 9013 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.512km ESE of Piru, California · 9013 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9012 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9012 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CA · 9012 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.721km ENE of Arvin, California · 9012 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.72km NE of Grapevine, California · 9011 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9011 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.612km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9011 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.98km SE of Piru, CA · 9011 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.610km ESE of Piru, California · 9011 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9010 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.510km NE of Ojai, California · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.728km NNW of California City, California · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9009 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9008 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.015km NE of Lebec, CA · 9008 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9007 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9007 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.77km SE of Piru, CA · 9007 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.68km SE of Piru, California · 9007 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9007 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.79km SE of Piru, CA · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.811km ENE of Ojai, CA · 9006 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.513km NE of Ojai, CA · 9006 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.011km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.412km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.913km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.112km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 241
  19. 3.913km ESE of Piru, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 470
  20. 4.213km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2,106

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9753905. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.