California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Tue, Dec 8, 1981, 9:16 PM PST (05:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 15km ENE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-09 05:16:04 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.115° N, 117.808° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
270°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.815km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.013km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.223km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.924km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.023km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.124km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16356 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.312km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.214km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 3.516km SE of Olancha, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.614km SE of Olancha, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 2.113km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16368 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.36km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16375 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.011km S of Olancha, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.95km SE of Independence, CA · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102847. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.