M2.7 earthquake 15km NW of Coso Junction, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 15km NW of Coso Junction, CA on Mon, Feb 12, 1973, 6:31 AM PST (14:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 17km N of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1973-02-12 14:31:27 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.134° N, 118.072° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.616km NW of Kernville, CA · 19562 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.117km N of Kernville, CA · 19562 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.46km NNW of Kernville, CA · 19562 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.922km S of Bodfish, CA · 19556 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.05km E of Trona, CA · 19552 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.19km NNE of Kernville, CA · 19528 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 19527 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.424km SW of Bodfish, CA · 19525 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320321. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.