M1.5 earthquake 33km W of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, May 1, 1981, 2:41 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-01 21:41:40 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.077° N, 118.311° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

265°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Kernville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,395. Forecast37 kmNNE
• Porterville, CaliforniaPopulation 56,058. Forecast63 kmE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast92 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast225 kmN

After

1. 3.217km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 7:11 PM PDT · 16591 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 7:15 PM PDT · 16591 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
3. 2.015km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 2, 2:55 AM PDT · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:14 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.218km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:32 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 4, 5:14 AM PDT · 16588 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
7. 3.013km NNW of Olancha, CATue, May 5, 6:59 AM PDT · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
8. 3.114km NNW of Olancha, CATue, May 5, 7:34 AM PDT · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.223km ENE of Arvin, CATue, May 5, 2:24 PM PDT · 16587 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.015km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 9, 3:33 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
11. 2.416km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 9, 6:51 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.416km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 9, 9:27 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
13. 2.121km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 11, 2:54 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.422km NNE of Trona, CAMon, May 11, 5:40 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 9:19 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
16. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 12:56 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.133km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 19, 2:54 AM PDT · 16573 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 19, 11:16 AM PDT · 16573 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
19. 3.18km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 23, 11:50 AM PDT · 16569 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 23, 12:54 PM PDT · 16569 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
21. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 23, 9:40 PM PDT · 16569 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
22. 2.78km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 24, 9:59 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
23. 2.310km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 24, 10:38 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.68km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 25, 12:39 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
25. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, May 26, 1:39 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
26. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 30, 11:06 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 3:05 AM PDT · 16561 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 4:47 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
29. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 5:21 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
30. 1.816km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:02 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
31. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:24 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
32. 3.115km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
33. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 10:55 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
34. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 11:17 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
35. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 6, 2:22 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
36. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 6, 7:46 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
37. 2.011km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 6, 8:43 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
38. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 8, 4:51 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
39. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 8, 11:58 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
40. 1.614km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 9, 2:06 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
41. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 11, 2:09 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
42. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 11, 4:15 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
43. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 11, 6:42 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
44. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:08 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
45. 1.921km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jun 15, 10:08 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
46. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 21, 10:56 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
47. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
48. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:13 AM PDT · 16537 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
49. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
50. 2.924km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jun 28, 4:49 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
51. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:52 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
52. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:34 PM PDT · 16532 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

Before

1. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 3:30 AM PDT · 16591 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.516km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 2:24 AM PDT · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 30, 4:38 AM PDT · 16592 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
4. 1.67km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 28, 8:10 PM PDT · 16594 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.614km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 3:20 PM PDT · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
6. 2.715km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 16594 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 26, 2:37 PM PDT · 16596 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.615km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 8:51 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.112km WSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 25, 1:00 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.617km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 PM PST · 16597 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
11. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 25, 7:21 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 25, 6:59 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.618km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 2:58 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.216km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 24, 11:24 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:41 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
16. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 23, 7:32 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.315km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:06 PM PST · 16599 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:24 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.815km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:14 PM PST · 16599 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
20. 1.84km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:53 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515216. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.