California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Tue, Dec 15, 1981, 8:15 AM PST (16:15 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-12-15 16:15:50 UTC
Depth
-1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.097° N, 117.829° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.214km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.516km SE of Olancha, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.614km SE of Olancha, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.215km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.012km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.823km N of California City, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.814km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 16358 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.19km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.512km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.414km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.715km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16356 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16356 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CA · 16355 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.434km E of Olancha, CA · 16353 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.78km ESE of Olancha, CA · 16352 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.914km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.114km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.42km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16351 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.521km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.916km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.725km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CA · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.722km NNE of Trona, CA · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.88km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16345 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.59km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16345 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.520km NNE of Trona, CA · 16345 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16345 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.626km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.214km ESE of Olancha, CA · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16362 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16362 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16362 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16362 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16363 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.312km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103247. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.