California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15km NE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15km NE of Coso Junction, CA on Sat, Sep 25, 1982, 4:34 PM PDT (23:34 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 12km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-09-25 23:34:11 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.155° N, 117.845° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
260°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.521km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16078 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.521km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.112km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.813km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.815km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.811km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.43km WNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.610km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.811km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.213km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.112km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.712km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.213km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.510km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.413km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.911km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.011km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.813km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.413km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.314km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.610km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 4.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.512km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.512km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.311km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.08km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.214km E of Olancha, CA · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.317km NE of Olancha, CA · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.924km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.915km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16081 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.725km E of Little Lake, CA · 16082 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16082 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.623km E of Little Lake, CA · 16082 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.313km NW of Johannesburg, CA · 16082 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.327km W of Inyokern, CA · 16082 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16083 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16084 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16084 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16085 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.014km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.517km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.43km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.720km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci508234. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.