California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16km NNE of Inyokern, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16km NNE of Inyokern, CA on Sun, Mar 7, 1982, 7:38 PM PST (03:38 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-03-08 03:38:18 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.778° N, 117.743° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.713km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.213km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16277 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16277 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16277 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16277 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.414km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16277 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16277 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 3.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16277 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16277 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.318km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16276 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16276 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16276 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16276 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 3.84km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.319km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 4.017km S of Searles Valley, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.912km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16274 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.313km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 3.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.713km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.315km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106973. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.