California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14km E of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14km E of Coso Junction, CA on Sat, Sep 5, 1981, 12:00 PM PDT (19:00 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 7km WNW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-05 19:00:01 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.063° N, 117.789° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16452 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.850km W of Shoshone, CA · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16449 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.616km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 16444 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.020km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 16444 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.65km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.59km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.116km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 16440 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.321km WSW of Olancha, CA · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.511km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.514km S of Olancha, CA · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.79km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.56km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.410km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16431 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.712km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.223km E of Little Lake, CA · 16429 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.56km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.928km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.78km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.45km NNW of Olancha, CA · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.12km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16424 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.53km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16424 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.818km N of California City, CA · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.313km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16411 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.716km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16410 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.728km N of California City, CA · 16409 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.512km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16409 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16408 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.312km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16406 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.019km NE of Olancha, CA · 16402 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.140km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.519km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16397 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.525km NNE of Trona, CA · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16394 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.730km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.516km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16453 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.715km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16453 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.77km NW of Olancha, CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.927km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.06km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16467 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.713km E of Little Lake, CA · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.913km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16468 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.16km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16469 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16469 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16470 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.79km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.529km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.68km SE of Independence, CA · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16477 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16481 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16481 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.134km WSW of Olancha, CA · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci522584. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.