M2.7 earthquake 10km ESE of Coso Junction, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10km ESE of Coso Junction, CA on Wed, Mar 1, 1939, 12:51 PM GMT-8 (20:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-03-01 20:51:28 UTC
- Depth
- 0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.016° N, 117.838° W
- Region
- California
- 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 4.7 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 185°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.56km N of Little Lake, CA · 31967 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.530km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 31963 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.64km W of Coso Junction, CA · 31926 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.57km NE of Little Lake, CA · 31926 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.