California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 24km E of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 24km E of Lone Pine, CA on Wed, Dec 9, 1981, 7:52 AM PST (15:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 32 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-09 15:52:41 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.557° N, 117.801° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.013km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.312km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.214km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.516km SE of Olancha, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.614km SE of Olancha, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.215km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16356 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16356 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.012km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16356 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.19km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.512km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.414km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.721km SSW of West Bishop, CA · 16354 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.715km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.815km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.113km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16366 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.824km NW of Beatty, NV · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16374 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16376 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.36km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.011km S of Olancha, CA · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102871. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.