California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11km S of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11km S of Olancha, CA on Sun, Nov 22, 1981, 9:11 PM PST (05:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 35km E of Lone Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-23 05:11:05 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.181° N, 117.986° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16375 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.36km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16368 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.113km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.815km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.013km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.223km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.924km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.023km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.124km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16356 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.312km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16354 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.95km SE of Independence, CA · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.318km NE of Olancha, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.812km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.26km N of Little Lake, CA · 16389 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.539km E of Olancha, CA · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.07km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.119km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.216km NE of Olancha, CA · 16390 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.417km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16393 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.926km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16393 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.514km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci152045. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.