M2.8 earthquake 29km SE of Fort Irwin, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Jul 28, 1982, 11:36 AM PDT

UTC

1982-07-28 18:36:41 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.099° N, 116.437° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

0

• Fort Irwin, CaliforniaPopulation 8,845. Forecast29 kmSE
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast58 kmENE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast100 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast202 kmNE

After

1. 2.18km NE of Barstow, CAFri, Jul 30, 1:49 AM PDT · 16126 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
2. 3.231km NW of Baker, CAFri, Jul 30, 11:42 PM PDT · 16125 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.518km NW of Yucca Valley, CASat, Jul 31, 9:58 AM PDT · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.517km WSW of Ludlow, CASat, Jul 31, 6:58 PM PDT · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
5. 1.612km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Aug 1, 5:03 AM PDT · 16124 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.727km S of Trona, CAMon, Aug 2, 2:28 PM PDT · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.227km S of Trona, CAMon, Aug 2, 2:31 PM PDT · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.840km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Aug 6, 4:16 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.118km NW of Yucca Valley, CASat, Aug 7, 10:23 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.536km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Aug 9, 4:53 PM PDT · 16115 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.337km E of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 13, 7:22 PM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.140km WSW of Tecopa, CASun, Aug 15, 12:03 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.929km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Aug 17, 3:44 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.430km NE of Fort Irwin, CAThu, Aug 19, 11:44 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.838km E of Trona, CASun, Aug 22, 6:46 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.736km SW of Ludlow, CAMon, Aug 23, 4:52 AM PDT · 16102 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.518km N of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Aug 23, 6:48 PM PDT · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.88km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Aug 25, 1:03 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.920km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Aug 25, 3:20 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.132km SW of Tecopa, CAFri, Aug 27, 11:40 AM PDT · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
21. 2.612km S of Barstow, CAFri, Aug 27, 4:51 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.916km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, Aug 27, 7:51 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.220km S of Fort Irwin, CASun, Aug 29, 10:12 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
24. 2.122km ENE of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Aug 30, 5:43 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
25. 1.816km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Aug 30, 9:01 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
26. 1.840km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Sep 1, 10:54 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
27. 1.724km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Sep 2, 5:59 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
28. 2.115km ENE of Barstow, CASat, Sep 4, 7:57 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
29. 2.031km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Sep 4, 11:25 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.634km SE of Fort Irwin, CASun, Sep 5, 12:44 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
31. 1.915km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Sep 6, 3:04 PM PDT · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
32. 2.08km N of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Sep 8, 8:59 PM PDT · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.722km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASun, Sep 12, 1:50 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.324km E of Barstow, CATue, Sep 14, 8:07 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
35. 2.549km W of Shoshone, CAThu, Sep 16, 11:07 PM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
36. 1.819km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Sep 17, 10:09 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.126km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASat, Sep 18, 7:31 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
38. 2.011km S of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Sep 18, 10:04 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
39. 2.416km SW of Ludlow, CAFri, Sep 24, 12:31 AM PDT · 16070 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away

Before

1. 1.838km SW of Ludlow, CATue, Jul 27, 1:24 AM PDT · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.513km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Jul 26, 5:11 AM PDT · 16130 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.98km NE of Barstow, CASun, Jul 25, 9:24 PM PDT · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.914km N of Barstow, CASat, Jul 24, 8:21 AM PDT · 16131 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.838km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jul 23, 2:09 PM PDT · 16132 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.039km NNW of Barstow, CAWed, Jul 14, 8:14 PM PDT · 16141 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.210km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Jul 13, 10:54 AM PDT · 16142 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.035km SW of Ludlow, CASun, Jul 11, 6:29 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.718km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jul 8, 11:11 AM PDT · 16147 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.933km E of Barstow, CAWed, Jul 7, 11:57 PM PDT · 16148 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.123km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Jul 7, 6:58 AM PDT · 16149 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.118km N of Joshua Tree, CATue, Jul 6, 4:22 PM PDT · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.630km NE of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Jul 5, 10:54 AM PDT · 16150 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.816km WSW of Ludlow, CASat, Jul 3, 7:58 PM PDT · 16152 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.315km WSW of Ludlow, CASat, Jul 3, 2:51 PM PDT · 16152 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Jul 3, 12:53 AM PDT · 16153 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.820km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Jul 1, 11:06 PM PDT · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505821. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.