California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Wed, Dec 9, 1981, 12:30 PM PST (20:30 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
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-12-09 20:30:45 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.084° N, 117.807° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16370 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16369 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16369 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16369 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16369 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.223km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16368 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.924km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.023km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16368 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.124km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16368 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.312km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16367 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16367 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16367 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16366 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16366 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.214km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 3.516km SE of Olancha, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.614km SE of Olancha, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.215km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16371 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16371 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.815km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16371 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16371 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.113km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16371 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16371 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16372 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16378 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16381 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16382 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.36km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.011km S of Olancha, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102809. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.