M2.1 earthquake 20km NE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jan 17, 2003, 4:21 AM PST

UTC

2003-01-17 12:21:56 UTC

Depth

1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.325° N, 118.664° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

44

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast19 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast20 kmNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast33 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmNNW

After

1. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 5:58 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 8:35 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 8:45 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.017km NNW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jan 17, 4:05 PM PST · 8662 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 4:22 PM PST · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 8:59 PM PST · 8661 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.219km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 9:13 PM PST · 8661 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 18, 1:56 AM PST · 8661 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.68km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Jan 18, 7:14 PM PST · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
10. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 19, 7:12 AM PST · 8660 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.511km N of Castaic, CASun, Jan 19, 8:13 AM PST · 8660 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.517km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 20, 4:41 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 20, 4:42 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 20, 12:15 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 20, 12:18 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.620km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 22, 3:42 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 24, 11:54 PM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.818km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 24, 11:56 PM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.720km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 12:01 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 12:03 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 12:03 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
22. 2.620km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 12:10 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 12:55 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
24. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:06 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
25. 3.920km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:11 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
26. 4.520km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:16 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
27. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:19 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
28. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:20 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
29. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:20 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
30. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaSat, Jan 25, 1:28 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:29 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
32. 2.320km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:51 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
33. 2.419km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 2:11 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
34. 2.021km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 2:20 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.421km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 3:09 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
36. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 3:47 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
37. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 3:54 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
38. 1.819km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 4:10 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.621km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 4:37 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
40. 1.818km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 6:30 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
41. 1.821km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 9:28 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
42. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 12:30 PM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:55 PM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 2:58 PM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
45. 3.020km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 9:30 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
46. 2.820km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 9:32 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
47. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 9:37 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
48. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:11 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
49. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:14 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
50. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:18 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
51. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:27 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
52. 2.920km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:29 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
53. 2.520km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 11:36 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
54. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 26, 1:32 AM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
55. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaSun, Jan 26, 4:37 AM PST · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
56. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 1:55 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
57. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 2:19 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 3:28 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.621km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 3:28 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
60. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 3:39 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

1. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 4:18 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 3:48 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.719km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 2:09 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.820km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 2:05 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.121km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 17, 12:05 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.112km N of Piru, CAThu, Jan 16, 1:01 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 16, 12:56 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 16, 12:04 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 16, 5:57 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.721km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 16, 4:56 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 16, 4:26 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.719km NE of Delano, CAWed, Jan 15, 9:55 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 15, 8:02 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.517km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaWed, Jan 15, 7:23 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.119km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 15, 7:22 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 15, 1:04 PM PST · 8664 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.622km ENE of Delano, CAWed, Jan 15, 6:41 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.621km ENE of Delano, CAWed, Jan 15, 3:16 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.721km ENE of Delano, CAWed, Jan 15, 1:30 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 14, 11:57 PM PST · 8664 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9880825. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.