M1.6 earthquake 19km NE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jan 27, 2003, 7:30 AM PST

UTC

2003-01-27 15:30:57 UTC

Depth

1.4 km (0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.313° N, 118.657° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

131°

Stations used

17

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast19 kmNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast33 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmNNW

After

1. 1.56km E of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Jan 27, 10:04 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 10:38 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 12:02 PM PST · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 12:06 PM PST · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 12:55 PM PST · 8652 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 1:07 PM PST · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 2:52 PM PST · 8651 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 6:30 PM PST · 8651 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 6:36 PM PST · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 9:04 PM PST · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 11:28 PM PST · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.220km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 2:52 AM PST · 8651 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 2:59 AM PST · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.618km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 3:02 AM PST · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 3:06 AM PST · 8651 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.720km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 12:31 PM PST · 8651 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 2:16 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.220km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 4:10 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.011km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 28, 5:49 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 6:04 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
21. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 6:05 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.920km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 6:19 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.518km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 6:20 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
24. 3.020km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 6:21 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
25. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 6:50 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 6:51 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
27. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 7:58 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
28. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 8:45 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.620km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 8:48 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.311km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jan 28, 9:11 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
31. 2.620km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 9:17 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
32. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 9:31 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 9:33 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.519km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 9:34 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
35. 2.918km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 9:35 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.520km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 28, 10:52 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.219km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 28, 10:57 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.518km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 1:11 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
39. 1.919km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 3:42 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
40. 2.320km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 5:00 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 5:02 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
42. 1.719km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 10:04 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 11:58 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 12:21 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
45. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 1:10 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 3:33 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
47. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 29, 7:31 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
48. 1.623km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:06 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
49. 1.615km N of Fillmore, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 12:24 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
50. 2.024km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:54 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
51. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 2:47 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
52. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 8:09 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
53. 2.119km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 9:30 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
54. 1.918km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 10:11 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
55. 2.820km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 11:28 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
56. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:09 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:10 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
58. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:13 PM PST · 8649 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 1:11 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
60. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 30, 1:15 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

1. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 7:19 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 3:39 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.621km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 3:28 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 3:28 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 2:19 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jan 27, 1:55 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaSun, Jan 26, 4:37 AM PST · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CASun, Jan 26, 1:32 AM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.520km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 11:36 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.920km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:29 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:27 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:18 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
13. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:14 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 10:11 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 9:37 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.820km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 9:32 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
17. 3.020km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 9:30 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.018km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 2:58 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.719km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 1:55 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.120km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 25, 12:30 PM PST · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9883221. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.