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Weak mag. 2.4 earthquake - 24km ENE of Arvin, CA, on Friday, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:33 pm (GMT -8) -
Weak magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 4 km depth
28 Jan 20:35 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
28 Jan 20:38: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.7 to 4.4 km (from 2.3 to 2.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards ENE.
28 Jan 20:38: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.7 to 4.4 km (from 2.3 to 2.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards ENE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 28, 2022 20:33:04 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:33 pm (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.4 |
| Depth | 4.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 35.31517°N / 118.5955°W  (California, United States) |
| Antipode | 35.315°S / 61.405°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 2 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Coso (106 km / 66 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Keene (pop: 431) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Arvin (pop: 20,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) NW of Tehachapi (Kern County) (pop: 13,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Lamont (Kern County) (pop: 15,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) E of Bakersfield (pop: 373,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) ESE of Oildale (Kern County) (pop: 32,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) NW of Rosamond (Kern County) (pop: 18,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) ESE of Shafter (Kern County) (pop: 18,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) SE of Delano (pop: 52,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) NNW of Lancaster (pop: 161,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  13.7°C (57 F), humidity: 17%, wind: 10 m/s (20 kts) from ESE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.5 x 108 joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.4 | 4.4 km | 24km ENE of Arvin, CA | USGS |
| 2.4 | 4 km | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA | EMSC |
| 2.4 | 4.4 km | Central California | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake (2)
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