M1.5 earthquake 20km NE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, May 15, 2003, 10:34 PM PDT

UTC

2003-05-16 05:34:00 UTC

Depth

2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.321° N, 118.656° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

132°

Stations used

10

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast18 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast20 kmNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast33 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmNNW

After

1. 2.94km SSE of Frazier Park, CAFri, May 16, 5:35 PM PDT · 8543 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.619km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 16, 7:36 PM PDT · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.35km NE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 19, 6:17 AM PDT · 8540 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.616km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 19, 7:58 AM PDT · 8540 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.02km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, May 21, 4:42 AM PDT · 8538 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.721km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 21, 6:05 AM PDT · 8538 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.66km NNW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 12:17 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.722km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 2:12 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, May 22, 8:40 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.222km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 10:01 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 11:04 AM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.822km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 12:03 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.722km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 12:40 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 1:20 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.022km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 3:18 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.822km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 22, 3:22 PM PDT · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.725km NW of California City, CAFri, May 23, 1:07 AM PDT · 8536 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
18. 3.015km NW of California City, CAFri, May 23, 11:35 AM PDT · 8536 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.612km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 24, 6:21 AM PDT · 8535 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.616km NW of California City, CASat, May 24, 7:27 PM PDT · 8534 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
21. 1.717km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, May 25, 9:06 AM PDT · 8534 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
22. 2.69km SW of Rosedale, CASun, May 25, 2:01 PM PDT · 8534 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
23. 2.121km SSW of Maricopa, CASun, May 25, 8:31 PM PDT · 8533 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.221km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 26, 12:46 AM PDT · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
25. 2.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 27, 3:14 AM PDT · 8532 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
26. 1.518km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 27, 3:33 AM PDT · 8532 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
27. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, May 27, 10:18 AM PDT · 8532 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
28. 1.816km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 29, 4:05 PM PDT · 8530 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
29. 2.324km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 30, 4:50 AM PDT · 8529 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
30. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 1, 3:44 PM PDT · 8527 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
31. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Jun 1, 8:00 PM PDT · 8526 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
32. 1.66km NNW of Little Lake, CaliforniaMon, Jun 2, 2:50 AM PDT · 8526 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
33. 1.721km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 2, 8:33 AM PDT · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.78km NNE of Delano, CaliforniaWed, Jun 4, 6:09 AM PDT · 8524 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
35. 1.612km SSE of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 4, 11:08 PM PDT · 8523 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
36. 1.922km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 6, 2:07 AM PDT · 8522 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
37. 1.50km SE of Castaic, CASun, Jun 8, 9:58 AM PDT · 8520 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
38. 1.610km N of Kernville, CaliforniaSun, Jun 8, 7:06 PM PDT · 8519 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
39. 2.02km SSE of Frazier Park, CASun, Jun 8, 7:27 PM PDT · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
40. 1.84km NW of Boron, CAMon, Jun 9, 7:07 PM PDT · 8518 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.619km NE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 10, 9:15 AM PDT · 8518 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
42. 1.78km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jun 11, 9:56 PM PDT · 8516 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
43. 2.06km S of Wasco, CAThu, Jun 12, 2:02 PM PDT · 8516 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
44. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CaliforniaThu, Jun 12, 4:51 PM PDT · 8516 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
45. 1.621km E of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Jun 12, 6:10 PM PDT · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
46. 1.620km NE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 14, 10:29 PM PDT · 8513 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
47. 1.818km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 15, 9:34 PM PDT · 8512 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
48. 1.724km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 16, 11:34 AM PDT · 8512 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.017km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 17, 1:55 PM PDT · 8511 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
50. 1.56km W of Kernville, CATue, Jun 17, 11:28 PM PDT · 8510 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
51. 1.833km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 22, 3:44 AM PDT · 8506 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
52. 1.52km ESE of Tehachapi, CaliforniaWed, Jun 25, 2:03 PM PDT · 8503 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
53. 1.925km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 27, 11:36 AM PDT · 8501 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
54. 1.513km WNW of Grapevine, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 10:59 AM PDT · 8500 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
55. 1.95km SSE of Leona Valley, CAMon, Jun 30, 8:57 AM PDT · 8498 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
56. 1.614km NNW of Grapevine, CaliforniaTue, Jul 1, 2:29 AM PDT · 8497 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
57. 1.76km WNW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jul 7, 4:41 PM PDT · 8491 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
58. 1.719km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jul 7, 11:14 PM PDT · 8490 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
59. 1.718km NW of Grapevine, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 11:09 AM PDT · 8490 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
60. 2.619km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 8, 11:10 AM PDT · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

1. 1.621km WSW of Little Lake, CaliforniaThu, May 15, 9:30 PM PDT · 8543 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
2. 3.621km WSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 15, 10:58 AM PDT · 8544 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.927km NNW of Kernville, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 9:27 AM PDT · 8545 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.628km ESE of Porterville, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 6:50 PM PDT · 8547 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.65km NE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 12, 5:42 AM PDT · 8547 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
6. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 11, 9:14 AM PDT · 8548 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.55km NE of Lake Isabella, CASun, May 11, 5:10 AM PDT · 8548 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.68km NE of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 2:40 PM PDT · 8551 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 2:08 PM PDT · 8552 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.520km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 7, 5:32 AM PDT · 8552 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.718km NE of Lebec, CATue, May 6, 10:44 AM PDT · 8553 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, May 6, 9:07 AM PDT · 8553 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.718km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 30, 6:18 PM PDT · 8559 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.812km WNW of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 24, 9:57 AM PDT · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
15. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 7:02 AM PDT · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.613km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 23, 2:31 AM PDT · 8566 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 22, 6:24 PM PDT · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 22, 5:07 AM PDT · 8567 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 21, 10:13 PM PDT · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 20, 9:02 PM PDT · 8568 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9916073. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.