California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Mon, Dec 7, 1981, 8:01 PM PST (04:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14km ENE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-12-08 04:01:35 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.102° N, 117.806° W
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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16368 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.113km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.815km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.013km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.223km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.924km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.023km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.124km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16364 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.312km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16363 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16363 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16362 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16362 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.214km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16374 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16377 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.36km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16383 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.011km S of Olancha, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.95km SE of Independence, CA · 16393 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16395 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.318km NE of Olancha, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.812km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.26km N of Little Lake, CA · 16397 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.539km E of Olancha, CA · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102771. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC.