M2.1 earthquake 15km ESE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, May 29, 2021, 10:38 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-30 05:38:14 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.156° N, 118.681° W

Region

California

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

22°

Stations used

68

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast5 kmW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast15 kmESE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast39 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast129 kmNNW

After

1. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 30, 9:33 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.719km E of McFarland, CASat, Jun 5, 12:32 AM PDT · 1947 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 5, 10:04 PM PDT · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
4. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:37 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Jun 11, 11:58 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.57km SSW of Mojave, CAFri, Jun 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 12, 6:54 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.73km WNW of Sylmar, CAMon, Jun 14, 4:23 AM PDT · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.720km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 19, 9:17 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.616km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 22, 1:17 PM PDT · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:02 PM PDT · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.112km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:49 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.611km NNW of Piru, CAMon, Jun 28, 2:50 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 30, 4:15 PM PDT · 1921 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
16. 1.713km N of Piru, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:38 AM PDT · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
17. 3.513km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 2, 9:58 PM PDT · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 60
18. 1.617km NNW of Neenach, CASat, Jul 3, 10:59 PM PDT · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.922km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Jul 4, 7:36 AM PDT · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.110km N of Mojave, CAMon, Jul 5, 2:28 AM PDT · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.517km N of Fillmore, CAWed, Jul 7, 1:10 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
22. 1.618km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 18, 8:35 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
23. 1.721km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jul 19, 10:27 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
24. 1.810km ESE of Ojai, CAThu, Jul 22, 4:17 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
25. 2.118km N of Fillmore, CAFri, Jul 23, 3:12 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
26. 1.710km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 1:18 AM PDT · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
27. 3.210km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 1:21 AM PDT · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 104

Before

1. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 28, 1:54 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CAThu, May 27, 4:44 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
3. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CAThu, May 27, 7:19 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 90
4. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 24, 8:45 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 24, 12:48 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CASat, May 22, 7:10 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 2:37 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
8. 2.02km ENE of Granada Hills, CAFri, May 21, 11:34 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
9. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 20, 11:23 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 20, 8:32 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 10
12. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAWed, May 12, 1:07 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.511km NW of Mojave, CAMon, May 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 8, 2:31 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 8, 9:36 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CATue, May 4, 9:30 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
17. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 3, 12:59 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
18. 1.65km NNW of Sylmar, CASun, May 2, 9:42 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 7:44 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CASun, May 2, 12:46 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39910024. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.