M2.0 earthquake 20km NE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jan 30, 2003, 11:16 PM PST

UTC

2003-01-31 07:16:18 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.334° N, 118.671° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 17.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

20

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast20 kmNNW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast20 kmNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast32 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast148 kmNNW

After

1. 2.320km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 11:33 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 31, 12:15 AM PST · 8648 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 3:31 AM PST · 8648 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 3:56 AM PST · 8648 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 10:19 AM PST · 8648 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 11:44 AM PST · 8648 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 1:04 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 1:43 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.519km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 2:23 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 3:17 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.320km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 3:28 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.67km SSE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 31, 5:10 PM PST · 8647 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 5:47 PM PST · 8647 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 31, 9:35 PM PST · 8647 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.921km ENE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 1, 2:54 AM PST · 8647 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 1, 6:22 AM PST · 8647 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
17. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 1, 6:25 AM PST · 8647 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 1, 6:27 AM PST · 8647 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
19. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 1, 6:28 AM PST · 8647 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 1, 8:00 AM PST · 8647 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 1, 9:03 AM PST · 8647 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
22. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 1, 2:40 PM PST · 8647 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.919km NE of Arvin, CASat, Feb 1, 3:20 PM PST · 8647 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
24. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 2, 3:04 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
25. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 2, 4:24 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
26. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 2, 10:17 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
27. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CaliforniaSun, Feb 2, 10:17 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
28. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 2, 10:41 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
29. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 2, 2:30 PM PST · 8646 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
30. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 3, 4:36 AM PST · 8645 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
31. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 3, 8:27 AM PST · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
32. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 3, 10:39 AM PST · 8645 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
33. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 3, 5:03 PM PST · 8644 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
34. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 3, 8:20 PM PST · 8644 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
35. 1.514km SSW of Arvin, CaliforniaMon, Feb 3, 10:03 PM PST · 8644 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
36. 1.617km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 4, 8:36 AM PST · 8644 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.119km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 4, 2:20 PM PST · 8644 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
38. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 4, 4:36 PM PST · 8643 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
39. 1.817km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, Feb 4, 6:46 PM PST · 8643 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
40. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 4, 6:58 PM PST · 8643 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
41. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 4, 7:32 PM PST · 8643 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
42. 1.617km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, Feb 4, 9:20 PM PST · 8643 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
43. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 4, 11:25 PM PST · 8643 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
44. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 5, 2:53 AM PST · 8643 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
45. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 5, 3:10 AM PST · 8643 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
46. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 5, 7:38 AM PST · 8643 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
47. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 5, 7:00 PM PST · 8642 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 6, 6:47 AM PST · 8642 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
49. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 6, 7:40 AM PST · 8642 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 6, 7:45 AM PST · 8642 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
51. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 6, 8:11 AM PST · 8642 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
52. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 6, 10:56 AM PST · 8642 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
53. 1.721km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 6, 11:34 AM PST · 8642 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
54. 1.55km W of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 6, 5:55 PM PST · 8641 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
55. 1.819km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Feb 6, 9:01 PM PST · 8641 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
56. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 7, 1:52 AM PST · 8641 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
57. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 7, 4:43 AM PST · 8641 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
58. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 7, 6:16 AM PST · 8641 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
59. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 7, 12:21 PM PST · 8641 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.220km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 7, 12:34 PM PST · 8641 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

1. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 9:12 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 4:00 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 1:15 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 1:11 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:13 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:10 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:09 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.820km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 11:28 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.918km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 10:11 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.119km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 9:30 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 8:09 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 2:47 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.024km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:54 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.615km N of Fillmore, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 12:24 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.623km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:06 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 7:31 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 3:33 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 1:10 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 12:21 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 11:58 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13930516. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.