M2.6 earthquake 14km E of Arvin, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14km E of Arvin, CA on Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 5:54 PM PST (01:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 15km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.64	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.146 · 107 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.046 · 62 stations

24 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39854175 (also filed as us7000ft45). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.