California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of Lemoore, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Lemoore, California on Thu, Dec 31, 1981, 4:44 AM PST (12:44 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km ENE of Kettleman City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-31 12:44:19 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.255° N, 119.770° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.911 km NNW of Huron, California · 16330 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.921 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16330 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16320 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16316 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.121 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16312 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.78 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 16311 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.922 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16296 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.99 km NE of Minkler, California · 16296 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 16295 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.632 km SE of Shandon, California · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.924km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.514 km SW of Coalinga, California · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.024 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.812 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16342 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.931 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16343 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.610 km N of Friant, California · 16347 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.914 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16348 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.938 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.037 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16349 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.538 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.537 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16350 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.632 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.038 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.038 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070846 (also filed as ci104116). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.