M2.6 earthquake 32km W of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jan 2, 1981, 8:45 AM PST

UTC

1981-01-02 16:45:32 UTC

Depth

-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.051° N, 118.308° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.39

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

127°

Stations used

12

• Kernville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,395. Forecast35 kmNNE
• Porterville, CaliforniaPopulation 56,058. Forecast64 kmE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast94 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast222 kmN

After

1. 2.016km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jan 2, 3:46 PM PST · 16708 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
2. 1.921km SSW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 3, 11:50 AM PST · 16707 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.820km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 6, 1:47 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.925km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 7, 10:16 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.217km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 8, 4:40 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
6. 1.718km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 8, 9:26 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.917km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 8, 10:36 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
8. 1.618km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jan 9, 5:06 AM PST · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.016km N of Inyokern, CATue, Jan 13, 7:09 PM PST · 16697 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
10. 1.921km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 19, 12:15 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.812km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 20, 4:54 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.216km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 22, 11:57 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.712km N of Mojave, CASun, Jan 25, 10:20 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jan 28, 2:56 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
15. 1.96km NNE of Oildale, CAThu, Jan 29, 7:41 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.822km S of Searles Valley, CAThu, Jan 29, 11:30 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 31, 4:19 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 12:13 PM PST · 16678 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.935km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 10:41 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
20. 2.136km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 2, 12:08 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
21. 2.524km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 3, 5:59 PM PST · 16676 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Feb 4, 5:14 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
23. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Feb 4, 10:45 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
24. 1.96km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:53 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
25. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Feb 6, 1:21 AM PST · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
26. 1.824km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 7, 11:21 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
27. 1.711km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Feb 10, 11:17 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
28. 2.118km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 11, 1:43 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
29. 1.78km SW of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 12, 10:07 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
30. 2.05km SSE of Delano, CAThu, Feb 12, 10:55 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.311km NNW of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 13, 5:49 PM PST · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
32. 1.613km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 14, 5:58 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
33. 1.66km N of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 17, 10:53 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
34. 1.917km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 17, 4:29 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
35. 3.114km SE of Independence, CAWed, Feb 18, 2:49 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
36. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 20, 3:57 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
37. 2.726km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Feb 22, 10:19 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
38. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 26, 5:09 AM PST · 16653 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 27, 4:18 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
40. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 1, 4:57 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 3.130km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jan 2, 7:03 AM PST · 16708 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 1, 2:49 PM PST · 16709 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 1, 7:05 AM PST · 16709 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.68km NNE of Olancha, CAWed, Dec 31, 3:11 PM PST · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.016km WSW of Lone Pine, CATue, Dec 30, 6:29 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.217km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Dec 26, 7:52 AM PST · 16715 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.028km ESE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 9:55 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.531km N of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 19, 2:23 PM PST · 16722 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.76km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 18, 8:11 PM PST · 16723 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.527km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Dec 18, 6:21 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 17, 9:32 PM PST · 16724 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 15, 5:46 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.322km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:33 PM PST · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.520km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 14, 11:16 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.525km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 14, 11:15 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 14, 8:01 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
17. 1.619km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 14, 4:22 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
18. 3.114km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 12, 8:10 PM PST · 16729 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
19. 1.726km NE of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 11, 9:29 PM PST · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
20. 3.022km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 10, 3:37 AM PST · 16731 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301616. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.