California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13km NNW of Mojave, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13km NNW of Mojave, CA on Fri, Oct 9, 1981, 7:42 PM PDT (02:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 23km W of Johannesburg, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-10 02:42:21 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.165° N, 118.207° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.013km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16418 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.07km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16415 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.82km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16412 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.313km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16411 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.812km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16411 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.728km N of California City, CA · 16409 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.923km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16409 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.018km SSE of Arvin, CA · 16408 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.116km N of Mojave, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.023km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16406 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.79km S of Littlerock, CA · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.14km N of Granada Hills, CA · 16404 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.59km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.06km N of Granada Hills, CA · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.88km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 16400 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.77km NNW of Granada Hills, CA · 16400 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.625km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.519km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16397 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.618km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.820km NW of Barstow, CA · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16394 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.730km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.512km W of Grapevine, CA · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.514km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16393 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.417km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16393 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.120km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.57km NW of Castaic, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.119km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16390 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.07km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.26km N of Little Lake, CA · 16389 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.59km E of Piru, CA · 16388 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.39km E of Piru, CA · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 4.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.518km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 4.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.622km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.218km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16419 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci524646. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.