California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Sun, Dec 27, 1981, 7:17 AM PST (15:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 25km W of Johannesburg, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-27 15:17:03 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.105° N, 117.792° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.725km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CA · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16337 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.722km NNE of Trona, CA · 16337 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.88km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16336 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.59km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16336 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.520km NNE of Trona, CA · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.626km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.214km ESE of Olancha, CA · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.215km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16328 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.445km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.227km W of Inyokern, CA · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.127km W of Inyokern, CA · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.618km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.414km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.623km E of Little Lake, CA · 16320 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.523km E of Little Lake, CA · 16320 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.42km E of Bodfish, CA · 16320 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.311km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16319 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.916km S of Bodfish, CA · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.59km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16317 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.328km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16315 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.029km W of Inyokern, CA · 16314 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.99km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.210km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.019km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.29km NE of Olancha, CA · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.226km S of Trona, CA · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.110km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16308 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16306 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16306 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16305 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.612km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.912km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.718km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.513km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.125km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.118km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.629km NE of Trona, CA · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.217km E of Little Lake, CA · 16296 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.317km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16296 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.511km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16294 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 3.810km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16294 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.622km E of Little Lake, CA · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.418km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16288 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 3.318km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16288 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.76km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.636km N of Kernville, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.610km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16286 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16285 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16285 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 3.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16285 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.521km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.42km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16342 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.114km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.914km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.78km ESE of Olancha, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.434km E of Olancha, CA · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CA · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16347 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.715km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.414km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3182575. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.