M1.8 earthquake 24km ENE of Arvin, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:29 PM PST

UTC

2021-12-17 01:29:21 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.315° N, 118.604° W

Region

California

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

40

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast17 kmN
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast23 kmENE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast38 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast144 kmNNW

After

1. 1.839km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Dec 18, 12:37 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.623km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 19, 10:04 AM PST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 19, 5:10 PM PST · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.413km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 21, 2:47 PM PST · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Dec 24, 11:55 AM PST · 1744 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CASat, Dec 25, 1:23 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 26, 8:56 PM PST · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
8. 2.111km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 28, 1:24 AM PST · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.814km E of Arvin, CATue, Dec 28, 3:39 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
10. 1.77km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Dec 29, 12:50 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 29, 3:11 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.728km NW of California City, CAFri, Dec 31, 10:30 PM PST · 1737 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.014km WSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jan 1, 7:02 PM PST · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
14. 3.915km SSE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jan 2, 6:34 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 133
15. 3.015km SSE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jan 2, 7:02 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 15
16. 1.936km N of Kernville, CASun, Jan 2, 11:04 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CASat, Jan 8, 3:03 AM PST · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.014km E of Arvin, CASun, Jan 9, 11:20 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.622km SSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Jan 9, 8:16 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
20. 1.88km ESE of Shafter, CAMon, Jan 10, 4:48 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.813km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 10, 2:36 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.74km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jan 11, 1:18 AM PST · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
23. 1.96km N of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 13, 10:44 AM PST · 1724 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.57km N of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 14, 11:42 PM PST · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.918km E of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 15, 8:13 AM PST · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
26. 2.518km NE of Lebec, CASat, Jan 15, 8:19 AM PST · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
27. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 16, 4:16 PM PST · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
28. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 20, 9:15 PM PST · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.220km NNE of Neenach, CASat, Jan 22, 3:43 PM PST · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
30. 2.019km E of Maricopa, CASat, Jan 22, 8:49 PM PST · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
31. 1.819km E of Maricopa, CASat, Jan 22, 9:14 PM PST · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
32. 1.625km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 24, 3:44 PM PST · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.232km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Jan 27, 1:54 AM PST · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
34. 3.513km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 27, 2:51 AM PST · 1711 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 24
35. 2.812km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 27, 2:52 AM PST · 1711 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
36. 2.612km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 27, 3:12 AM PST · 1711 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
37. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 27, 4:16 AM PST · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.710km NNW of Piru, CAThu, Jan 27, 12:24 PM PST · 1710 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
39. 2.324km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 28, 12:33 PM PST · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
40. 2.33km SSE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 28, 9:56 PM PST · 1709 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
41. 1.620km ENE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 29, 6:46 AM PST · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
42. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 30, 5:00 AM PST · 1708 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
43. 2.515km SSE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Feb 2, 8:23 AM PST · 1705 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
44. 1.718km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 5, 6:17 AM PST · 1702 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
45. 2.118km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 5, 3:49 PM PST · 1701 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
46. 1.714km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Feb 7, 4:07 AM PST · 1700 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
47. 2.742km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Feb 8, 8:05 PM PST · 1698 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
48. 2.342km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Feb 8, 8:07 PM PST · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
49. 1.55km SSE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 10, 1:01 AM PST · 1697 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.58km N of Mojave, CAThu, Feb 10, 6:11 PM PST · 1696 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
51. 2.011km NNW of Piru, CASun, Feb 13, 3:09 AM PST · 1694 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
52. 1.69km E of Ridgecrest, CASun, Feb 13, 11:03 PM PST · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 1.613km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 16, 12:27 PM PST · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
2. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 2, 11:38 AM PST · 1766 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
3. 1.613km SW of Lamont, CATue, Nov 30, 7:18 AM PST · 1769 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.614km SW of Taft, CAFri, Nov 26, 2:36 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Nov 26, 6:48 AM PST · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, Nov 26, 6:06 AM PST · 1773 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 25, 11:16 PM PST · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.814km ESE of Porterville, CAWed, Nov 24, 10:33 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 24, 6:57 AM PST · 1775 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.28km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Nov 22, 7:40 AM PST · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
11. 1.522km N of Mojave, CASat, Nov 20, 6:30 PM PST · 1778 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.96km WNW of Coso Junction, CASat, Nov 20, 2:13 PM PST · 1778 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.325km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 20, 7:48 AM PST · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.23km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Nov 19, 10:00 PM PST · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.622km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 18, 1:06 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.65km WNW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 18, 12:28 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40129112. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.