M2.9 earthquake 8km WNW of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, May 23, 1946, 10:19 PM GMT-8

UTC

1946-05-24 06:19:28 UTC

Depth

0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.074° N, 118.031° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.4 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

170°

Stations used

3

• Kernville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,395. Forecast50 kmNE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast60 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast117 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast226 kmN

After

1. 2.514km N of Inyokern, CAMon, May 27, 4:06 PM GMT-8 · 29338 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
2. 3.416km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 31, 12:47 AM GMT-8 · 29335 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
3. 3.018km NW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 1, 12:28 PM GMT-8 · 29333 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
4. 4.322km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jun 5, 1:59 PM GMT-8 · 29329 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
5. 3.519km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jun 5, 4:06 PM GMT-8 · 29329 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.216km N of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 9, 8:26 PM GMT-8 · 29325 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
7. 3.614km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 10, 6:04 AM GMT-8 · 29324 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
8. 3.313km NNW of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 11, 1:25 AM GMT-8 · 29324 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
9. 3.313km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Jun 12, 10:00 AM GMT-8 · 29322 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
10. 3.313km NW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jun 12, 12:20 PM GMT-8 · 29322 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.510km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 17, 8:26 AM GMT-8 · 29317 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.918km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 20, 7:45 AM GMT-8 · 29314 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.78km N of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 20, 10:33 AM GMT-8 · 29314 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.06km NNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 20, 3:59 PM GMT-8 · 29314 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
15. 3.417km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 25, 12:25 PM GMT-8 · 29309 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
16. 3.416km NE of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 25, 6:14 PM GMT-8 · 29309 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.818km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 29, 7:41 AM GMT-8 · 29305 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
18. 2.639km N of Kernville, CASat, Jul 6, 11:32 PM GMT-8 · 29298 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
19. 3.67km NW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 8, 7:19 PM GMT-8 · 29296 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
20. 3.212km N of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 13, 4:00 AM GMT-8 · 29291 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
21. 3.411km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 17, 8:38 AM GMT-8 · 29287 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
22. 3.811km NE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 17, 9:02 PM GMT-8 · 29287 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
23. 2.923km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 21, 6:35 AM GMT-8 · 29283 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
24. 3.410km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 21, 2:55 PM GMT-8 · 29283 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
25. 3.914km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 22, 7:19 AM GMT-8 · 29282 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
26. 3.217km E of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 22, 3:16 PM GMT-8 · 29282 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

Before

1. 2.610km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 22, 11:00 AM GMT-8 · 29343 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.05km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 20, 9:36 PM GMT-8 · 29345 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.617km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 20, 9:06 AM GMT-8 · 29345 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.72km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 20, 5:47 AM GMT-8 · 29345 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.313km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, May 19, 8:34 PM GMT-8 · 29346 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.127km E of Kernville, CASun, May 19, 3:04 PM GMT-8 · 29346 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
7. 3.016km NW of Inyokern, CASat, May 18, 4:30 PM GMT-8 · 29347 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.818km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, May 14, 9:24 PM GMT-8 · 29351 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.118km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, May 14, 8:05 PM GMT-8 · 29351 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
10. 1.916km SSE of Little Lake, CATue, May 14, 6:33 AM GMT-8 · 29351 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.413km NNW of Inyokern, CATue, May 14, 4:29 AM GMT-8 · 29351 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.810km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 13, 3:38 AM GMT-8 · 29352 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
13. 2.82km E of Inyokern, CAMon, May 13, 12:12 AM GMT-8 · 29353 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
14. 3.03km E of Coso Junction, CASun, May 12, 5:26 PM GMT-8 · 29353 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
15. 3.113km S of Olancha, CASun, May 12, 5:18 PM GMT-8 · 29353 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
16. 3.112km S of Olancha, CASun, May 12, 5:16 PM GMT-8 · 29353 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.89km WSW of Searles Valley, CASat, May 11, 3:45 AM GMT-8 · 29354 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.415km N of Inyokern, CAThu, May 9, 2:45 PM GMT-8 · 29356 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.923km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, May 6, 3:01 AM GMT-8 · 29359 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
20. 3.69km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 5, 1:03 AM GMT-8 · 29361 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359613. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.