California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Thu, Apr 1, 1982, 5:36 PM PST (01:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-02 01:36:50 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.081° N, 117.873° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16210 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.715km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16210 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.214km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16210 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16210 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.019km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16210 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.810km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.514km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.810km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16210 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.824km E of Little Lake, CA · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16209 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.610km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.116km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16209 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16208 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16208 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.838km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16208 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.811km NW of Olancha, CA · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.24km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.04km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16208 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.827km W of Inyokern, CA · 16208 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16208 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.918km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16207 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.118km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16207 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 3.020km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16207 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16206 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16206 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.619km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.031km W of Olancha, CA · 16206 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.714km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16206 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16206 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16206 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16206 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16206 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16206 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.013km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.122km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 3.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.814km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528066. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.