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M1.5 earthquake 24km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Fri, Apr 9, 1982, 4:55 AM PST (12:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.5 21km ESE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-09 12:55:20 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.104° N, 117.696° 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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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
248°, 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.013km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.122km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.814km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.642km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16204 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.914km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.14km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16204 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.16km SE of Kernville, CA · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16204 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.915km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.213km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16203 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16203 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.714km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16203 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.614km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16203 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.130km WSW of Olancha, CA · 16203 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.718km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 3.118km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.918km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.717km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16202 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.027km W of Inyokern, CA · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.713km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16201 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.613km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16201 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.326km W of Inyokern, CA · 16201 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16201 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16201 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.419km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16200 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.322km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16200 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.913km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16200 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16199 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16199 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.712km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16199 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.614km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16199 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.314km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16199 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.022km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.126km W of Inyokern, CA · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.914km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.031km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16196 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16196 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528486. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.