M2.4 earthquake 15km NNW of Ludlow, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Dec 8, 1981, 12:27 PM PST

UTC

1981-12-08 20:27:49 UTC

Depth

2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.846° N, 116.219° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

37

• Baker, CaliforniaPopulation 735. Forecast48 kmSSW
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast74 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast104 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast206 kmENE

After

1. 1.821km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Dec 9, 10:14 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.67km SW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 10, 7:43 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 16, 5:12 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:54 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.615km WNW of Fort Irwin, CASun, Dec 20, 8:46 AM PST · 16359 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
6. 2.54km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Dec 22, 12:32 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.88km NW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Dec 27, 3:47 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.630km NNW of Barstow, CASun, Dec 27, 9:23 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.68km W of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Dec 28, 6:26 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.82km NNW of Big Bear City, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:43 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.17km S of Joshua Tree, CASat, Jan 9, 5:29 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.04km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 12:14 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.811km N of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 6:04 PM PST · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.425km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:28 AM PST · 16335 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Jan 15, 12:36 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Jan 15, 6:10 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 6:54 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.116km SW of Fort Irwin, CASat, Jan 23, 7:02 PM PST · 16324 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.520km NW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 24, 5:20 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.136km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 27, 4:30 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
21. 1.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jan 29, 1:50 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
22. 1.610km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Feb 2, 4:49 AM PST · 16315 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.911km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Feb 2, 10:36 AM PST · 16315 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 4:59 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 4:59 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
26. 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 5:11 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
27. 2.84km SSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 10:05 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.64km SSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 10:22 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Feb 3, 1:29 AM PST · 16314 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
30. 1.98km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Feb 3, 5:30 AM PST · 16314 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
31. 1.79km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Feb 3, 6:04 AM PST · 16314 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
32. 1.617km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Feb 6, 10:01 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

Before

1. 1.632km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Dec 8, 6:31 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.822km SSW of Tecopa, CATue, Dec 8, 12:25 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:52 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:32 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.524km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 3, 4:09 PM PST · 16375 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.834km SE of Fort Irwin, CAThu, Dec 3, 7:38 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.634km SE of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Nov 30, 8:13 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.631km N of Baker, CAWed, Nov 25, 11:04 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.635km E of Barstow, CATue, Nov 24, 10:28 PM PST · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.714km S of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Nov 24, 3:40 PM PST · 16384 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.034km E of Barstow, CATue, Nov 24, 8:15 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
12. 2.034km ENE of Big Bear City, CATue, Nov 24, 7:42 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.734km E of Barstow, CATue, Nov 24, 7:10 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
14. 3.336km E of Barstow, CATue, Nov 24, 1:20 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.37km ENE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Nov 13, 8:45 AM PST · 16396 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.65km ENE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Nov 13, 5:58 AM PST · 16396 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102751. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.