California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19km NE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19km NE of Arvin, CA on Tue, Jan 14, 2003, 4:39 AM PST (12:39 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20km NE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-14 12:39:57 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.331° N, 118.688° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8665 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8665 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.618km NE of Arvin, California · 8665 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8665 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.920km ENE of Delano, CA · 8665 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.121km ENE of Delano, CA · 8664 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8664 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.721km ENE of Delano, CA · 8664 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.621km ENE of Delano, CA · 8664 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.622km ENE of Delano, CA · 8664 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CA · 8664 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.119km NE of Arvin, CA · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.517km NE of Arvin, California · 8663 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.719km NE of Delano, CA · 8663 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8663 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.721km NE of Arvin, CA · 8663 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.112km N of Piru, CA · 8663 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.121km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.017km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 8662 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CA · 8662 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8661 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CA · 8661 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8661 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.68km SSW of Arvin, CA · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CA · 8660 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.511km N of Castaic, CA · 8660 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.517km NE of Arvin, CA · 8659 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 8659 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8659 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CA · 8659 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.620km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 8657 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.818km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 3.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 4.520km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 11
  54. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.720km NE of Arvin, California · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.320km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.419km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8665 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8665 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.526km WSW of Olancha, California · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8665 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8666 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CA · 8667 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8667 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.814km WSW of Lamont, California · 8667 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8667 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8667 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.617km NE of Arvin, CA · 8667 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.719km NE of Arvin, California · 8667 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CA · 8667 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8667 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CA · 8668 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.617km NE of Arvin, CA · 8668 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8668 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9879901. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.