California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17km ENE of Coso Junction, CA on Fri, May 14, 1982, 10:32 PM PDT (05:32 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5km E of Wofford Heights, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-15 05:32:18 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.114° N, 117.778° 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
209°, 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16185 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.14km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.56km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.34km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.53km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.37km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.53km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.23km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.93km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.54km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.23km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.55km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16185 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.14km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.914km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16185 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.45km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.16km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.14km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16185 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.95km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16184 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.23km SE of Kernville, CA · 16184 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.714km E of Little Lake, CA · 16184 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16184 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.327km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16183 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.93km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16183 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.63km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.87km SE of Kernville, CA · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.96km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.26km SE of Kernville, CA · 16183 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16183 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.813km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16182 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16182 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.94km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16181 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.27km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16181 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.14km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16181 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.54km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16181 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.02km S of Kernville, CA · 16181 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.62km SE of Kernville, CA · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16180 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.025km W of Inyokern, CA · 16180 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16180 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.913km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.713km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.84km S of Kernville, CA · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.95km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.16km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.34km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.94km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.812km E of Kernville, CA · 16178 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16178 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16178 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530744. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.