California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21km NE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21km NE of Arvin, CA on Mon, Jan 27, 2003, 3:39 AM PST (11:39 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 19km S of Maricopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-27 11:39:19 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.332° N, 118.657° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.56km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8651 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8651 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CA · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CA · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.220km NE of Arvin, CA · 8651 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CA · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CA · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.720km NE of Arvin, California · 8651 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.720km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8651 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.220km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.011km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 8650 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.518km NE of Arvin, California · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 3.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.620km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.311km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.918km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.520km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.219km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.320km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.719km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.520km NE of Arvin, California · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.623km NE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.615km N of Fillmore, California · 8649 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.024km NE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.119km NE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.918km NE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.820km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8649 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.621km NE of Arvin, California · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.820km NE of Arvin, California · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.520km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CA · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.818km NE of Arvin, CA · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9883165. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.