M2.4 earthquake 30km NE of Fort Irwin, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Aug 19, 1982, 11:44 PM PDT

UTC

1982-08-20 06:44:01 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.452° N, 116.447° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

0

• Fort Irwin, CaliforniaPopulation 8,845. Forecast30 kmNE
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast81 kmNE
• Enterprise, NevadaPopulation 108,481. Forecast126 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast226 kmNE

After

1. 2.838km E of Trona, CASun, Aug 22, 6:46 AM PDT · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.920km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Aug 25, 3:20 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.132km SW of Tecopa, CAFri, Aug 27, 11:40 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.612km S of Barstow, CAFri, Aug 27, 4:51 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.220km S of Fort Irwin, CASun, Aug 29, 10:12 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.122km ENE of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Aug 30, 5:43 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.115km ENE of Barstow, CASat, Sep 4, 7:57 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.031km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Sep 4, 11:25 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.634km SE of Fort Irwin, CASun, Sep 5, 12:44 AM PDT · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
10. 1.915km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Sep 6, 3:04 PM PDT · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.324km E of Barstow, CATue, Sep 14, 8:07 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.549km W of Shoshone, CAThu, Sep 16, 11:07 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.416km SW of Ludlow, CAFri, Sep 24, 12:31 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.516km SSW of Ludlow, CAMon, Oct 4, 2:52 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.216km SSW of Ludlow, CAMon, Oct 4, 5:00 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.810km WNW of Barstow, CAMon, Oct 11, 1:59 AM PDT · 16062 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.412km E of Barstow, CAThu, Oct 14, 9:25 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.121km NNW of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:59 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

Before

1. 2.140km WSW of Tecopa, CASun, Aug 15, 12:03 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.337km E of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 13, 7:22 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.312km S of Primm, NVFri, Aug 13, 3:46 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.223km NE of Trona, CAFri, Aug 13, 2:42 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.820km NNE of Trona, CATue, Aug 3, 1:45 AM PDT · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.227km S of Trona, CAMon, Aug 2, 2:31 PM PDT · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.727km S of Trona, CAMon, Aug 2, 2:28 PM PDT · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.517km WSW of Ludlow, CASat, Jul 31, 6:58 PM PDT · 16133 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
9. 3.231km NW of Baker, CAFri, Jul 30, 11:42 PM PDT · 16134 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.18km NE of Barstow, CAFri, Jul 30, 1:49 AM PDT · 16135 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.829km SE of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Jul 28, 11:36 AM PDT · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.98km NE of Barstow, CASun, Jul 25, 9:24 PM PDT · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.914km N of Barstow, CASat, Jul 24, 8:21 AM PDT · 16141 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506751. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.