California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 40km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 40km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Mon, Oct 26, 1981, 7:16 PM PST (03:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 17km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-27 03:16:08 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.203° N, 117.553° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
145°
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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16397 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.525km NNE of Trona, CA · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16394 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.926km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16392 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.417km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.216km NE of Olancha, CA · 16390 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.119km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.539km E of Olancha, CA · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.26km N of Little Lake, CA · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.812km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.318km NE of Olancha, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.95km SE of Independence, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.011km S of Olancha, CA · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.36km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16369 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16368 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.113km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.815km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.013km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16354 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.312km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16354 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.019km NE of Olancha, CA · 16402 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16406 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.312km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16408 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.512km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16409 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.728km N of California City, CA · 16409 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.716km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16410 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.53km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16424 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.12km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16424 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.45km NNW of Olancha, CA · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.78km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.928km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.223km E of Little Lake, CA · 16429 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.712km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16431 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526142. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.