M2.3 earthquake 34km S of Fort Irwin, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, May 12, 1982, 4:01 PM PDT

UTC

1982-05-12 23:01:44 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.964° N, 116.618° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

0

• Yermo, CaliforniaPopulation 623. Forecast20 kmENE
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast38 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast78 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast180 kmNE

After

1. 1.621km E of Big Bear City, CAThu, May 13, 1:47 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.720km E of Big Bear City, CAThu, May 13, 11:31 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.823km NNW of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 15, 4:26 AM PDT · 16212 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.66km ENE of Running Springs, CASun, May 16, 7:06 PM PDT · 16210 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.66km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CATue, May 18, 2:49 AM PDT · 16209 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.06km N of Barstow, CATue, May 18, 4:11 AM PDT · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.610km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:11 PM PDT · 16207 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.619km N of Cabazon, CAThu, May 20, 3:10 PM PDT · 16206 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.816km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, May 20, 11:50 PM PDT · 16206 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.916km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, May 21, 2:27 AM PDT · 16206 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.76km N of Running Springs, CATue, May 25, 1:24 PM PDT · 16201 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.76km NNE of Running Springs, CATue, May 25, 5:54 PM PDT · 16201 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.09km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, May 28, 5:58 AM PDT · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.712km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CASun, May 30, 12:10 PM PDT · 16196 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.54km N of Running Springs, CAMon, May 31, 11:00 PM PDT · 16195 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.821km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Jun 5, 10:00 AM PDT · 16190 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
17. 1.823km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jun 6, 5:10 PM PDT · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.723km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jun 6, 5:52 PM PDT · 16189 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.25km NW of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Jun 7, 1:43 PM PDT · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
20. 1.625km NNW of Joshua Tree, CATue, Jun 8, 4:24 AM PDT · 16188 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
21. 2.09km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Jun 8, 5:05 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
22. 1.616km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jun 8, 8:21 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
23. 3.050km WSW of Shoshone, CATue, Jun 8, 11:15 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.737km SW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jun 10, 7:36 PM PDT · 16185 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
25. 2.037km SW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jun 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 16184 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
26. 2.37km NE of Running Springs, CASun, Jun 13, 12:19 AM PDT · 16183 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.94km E of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jun 13, 6:53 PM PDT · 16182 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
28. 2.024km NNW of Joshua Tree, CATue, Jun 15, 6:53 AM PDT · 16180 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.850km WSW of Shoshone, CAWed, Jun 16, 9:45 AM PDT · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.224km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jun 17, 7:16 AM PDT · 16178 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.521km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jun 17, 9:40 AM PDT · 16178 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.716km WNW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Jun 18, 7:03 AM PDT · 16177 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.513km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jun 18, 7:44 PM PDT · 16177 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.810km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASun, Jun 20, 9:51 AM PDT · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
35. 1.94km E of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jun 20, 9:05 PM PDT · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.115km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jun 25, 8:53 AM PDT · 16170 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
37. 2.016km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jun 25, 8:58 AM PDT · 16170 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
38. 2.116km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jun 25, 10:37 AM PDT · 16170 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
39. 2.115km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jun 25, 10:37 AM PDT · 16170 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
40. 2.415km E of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Jun 26, 2:14 PM PDT · 16169 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
41. 1.934km ENE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jun 28, 7:18 AM PDT · 16167 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
42. 2.55km NNE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jun 29, 3:21 PM PDT · 16166 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.820km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Jul 1, 11:06 PM PDT · 16164 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
44. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Jul 3, 12:53 AM PDT · 16163 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
45. 2.315km WSW of Ludlow, CASat, Jul 3, 2:51 PM PDT · 16162 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
46. 1.816km WSW of Ludlow, CASat, Jul 3, 7:58 PM PDT · 16162 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
47. 2.630km NE of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Jul 5, 10:54 AM PDT · 16160 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
48. 2.118km N of Joshua Tree, CATue, Jul 6, 4:22 PM PDT · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
49. 3.516km NW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Jul 7, 1:44 AM PDT · 16159 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
50. 2.123km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Jul 7, 6:58 AM PDT · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
51. 1.933km E of Barstow, CAWed, Jul 7, 11:57 PM PDT · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
52. 1.718km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jul 8, 11:11 AM PDT · 16157 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
53. 2.035km SW of Ludlow, CASun, Jul 11, 6:29 AM PDT · 16154 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away

Before

1. 1.919km WSW of Barstow, CATue, May 11, 5:43 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.64km NNW of Big Bear City, CASun, May 9, 8:32 AM PDT · 16217 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.120km ENE of Barstow, CASun, May 9, 6:52 AM PDT · 16217 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
4. 1.728km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CATue, May 4, 5:07 PM PDT · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.618km NNW of Morongo Valley, CASat, May 1, 11:09 PM PDT · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.238km SW of Ludlow, CAThu, Apr 22, 9:20 PM PST · 16234 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.815km NE of Barstow, CASun, Apr 18, 9:34 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
8. 1.78km E of Running Springs, CASun, Apr 18, 10:08 AM PST · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.68km ENE of Running Springs, CASun, Apr 18, 10:06 AM PST · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.18km E of Running Springs, CASun, Apr 18, 7:18 AM PST · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.95km S of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Apr 15, 9:15 AM PST · 16241 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.234km WSW of Shoshone, CAWed, Apr 14, 12:10 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.622km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Apr 14, 10:26 AM PST · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.012km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Apr 13, 3:47 PM PST · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.912km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Apr 13, 2:54 PM PST · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530633. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC.