California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13km S of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13km S of Arvin, CA on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 4:21 PM PST (00:21 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3km E of Simi Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-16 00:21:56 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.096° N, 118.808° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.56km W of Ojai, CA · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.619km NNW of Piru, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2085 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.132km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2081 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.97km W of Ojai, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.917km S of Tehachapi, CA · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.021km ENE of Arvin, CA · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2072 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CA · 2070 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.16km WSW of Shafter, CA · 2065 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2057 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.613km N of Fillmore, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.713km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.813km N of Fillmore, CA · 2052 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.95km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 2051 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.82km SSW of Sylmar, CA · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 3.03km E of Simi Valley, CA · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1,486
  25. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.820km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.832km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.923km SW of Lamont, CA · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.520km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.221km NNE of Arvin, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.86km WSW of Gorman, CA · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.31km WNW of Pacoima, CA · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 11
  36. 2.50km NW of Pacoima, CA · 2032 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 256
  37. 1.56km WNW of Rosamond, CA · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.32km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2027 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.53km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.619km N of Fillmore, CA · 2088 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.26km NE of Chatsworth, CA · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  4. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2090 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.224km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.719km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.020km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.120km N of Fillmore, CA · 2097 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.710km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.014km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 2104 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.518km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 23
  17. 3.522km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 44
  18. 1.614km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2110 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2110 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.73km W of Sylmar, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39758616. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.