California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15km ESE of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15km ESE of Arvin, CA on Tue, Aug 3, 2021, 7:49 PM PDT (02:49 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-08-04 02:49:04 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.154° N, 118.676° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 22
  2. 1.618km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1885 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.53km SSE of Piru, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.722km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.510km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 325
  10. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.623km NE of Maricopa, CA · 1863 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.78km E of Ojai, CA · 1862 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.717km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 1862 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.718km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.113km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 22
  19. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.66km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1856 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1855 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1854 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.711km W of Mojave, CA · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.91km NNE of San Fernando, CA · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 400
  33. 1.721km S of Rosedale, CA · 1844 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.512km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.615km W of Taft, CA · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.66km SE of Mojave, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.09km S of Lamont, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.015km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.610km NNE of Ventura, CA · 1831 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1831 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.69km NNW of Piru, CA · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.77km N of Piru, CA · 1829 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 3.714km W of Mojave, CA · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 129

Before

  1. 1.815km NE of Taft, CA · 1892 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.210km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 104
  3. 1.710km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CA · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.810km ESE of Ojai, CA · 1900 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.618km W of Johannesburg, CA · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CA · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.110km N of Mojave, CA · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39763287. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.