California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Sun, Dec 13, 1981, 10:36 PM PST (06:36 UTC), 4 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 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-14 06:36:10 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.097° N, 117.778° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, 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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.214km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.516km SE of Olancha, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.614km SE of Olancha, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.215km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16350 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.012km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16350 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.823km N of California City, CA · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.814km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 16349 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.19km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16349 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.512km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.414km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.715km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16347 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CA · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.434km E of Olancha, CA · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.78km ESE of Olancha, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.914km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.114km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.42km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16342 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.521km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.916km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.312km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16356 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.124km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.023km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.924km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103159. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.