California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14km NNE of Inyokern, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14km NNE of Inyokern, CA on Sun, Mar 7, 1982, 1:04 PM PST (21:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17km S of Searles Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-03-07 21:04:22 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.759° N, 117.731° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
199°, 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: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.713km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.315km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.713km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.713km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 3.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 3.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.213km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 4.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.914km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16280 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16281 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16281 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16281 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.312km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106911. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.