California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 22km NNE of Trona, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22km NNE of Trona, CA on Mon, May 11, 1981, 5:40 PM PDT (00:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 15km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-12 00:40:56 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.955° N, 117.309° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16568 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16568 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.133km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 16563 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.18km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16558 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.78km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16557 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.310km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.824km SSE of Trona, CA · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.140km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.816km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.115km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16545 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16545 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16542 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16542 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.614km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16539 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16539 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.921km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CA · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.924km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16522 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.130km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.012km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16517 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.433km E of Johannesburg, CA · 16516 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 3.116km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16515 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.927km NW of Fort Irwin, CA · 16571 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.416km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16572 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.416km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16572 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.015km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16573 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.012km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.114km NNW of Olancha, CA · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.013km NNW of Olancha, CA · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16577 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.218km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16578 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16578 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.217km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.533km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16581 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.516km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.923km NNW of Barstow, CA · 16582 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.722km NNW of Barstow, CA · 16582 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.723km NNW of Barstow, CA · 16582 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.67km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16583 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515886. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.