California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16km N of Mojave, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16km N of Mojave, CA on Thu, Oct 22, 1981, 12:17 AM PDT (07:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 18km ESE of Maricopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-22 07:17:22 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.196° N, 118.166° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.625km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.519km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16397 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.618km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.820km NW of Barstow, CA · 16395 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16394 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.730km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.512km W of Grapevine, CA · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.514km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16392 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.417km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.120km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.57km NW of Castaic, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.119km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16390 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.07km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.26km N of Little Lake, CA · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.59km E of Piru, CA · 16388 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.39km E of Piru, CA · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 4.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.518km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 4.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.622km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.218km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.421km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.320km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.120km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16383 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525942. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.