M2.1 earthquake 18km NNE of Inyokern, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, May 9, 1982, 3:53 AM PDT

UTC

1982-05-09 10:53:29 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.799° N, 117.747° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

0

• China Lake Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 1,876. Forecast18 kmN
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast124 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast199 kmNNE

After

1. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 9, 4:25 AM PDT · 16217 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 9, 3:15 PM PDT · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
3. 3.020km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 9, 11:22 PM PDT · 16217 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 10, 5:00 AM PDT · 16216 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.518km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 10, 8:55 AM PDT · 16216 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.619km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 10, 9:58 AM PDT · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.031km W of Olancha, CAMon, May 10, 11:16 AM PDT · 16216 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.714km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, May 10, 11:45 AM PDT · 16216 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 10, 1:12 PM PDT · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 10, 6:17 PM PDT · 16216 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
11. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 10, 11:26 PM PDT · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 12:56 AM PDT · 16215 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
13. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 2:24 AM PDT · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
14. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 2:52 AM PDT · 16215 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
15. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 7:29 AM PDT · 16215 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 7:53 AM PDT · 16215 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, May 11, 11:45 AM PDT · 16215 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 12:04 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 12:04 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.013km NE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 1:44 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
21. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 1:56 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.122km SE of Bodfish, CATue, May 11, 2:42 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
23. 2.518km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 2:45 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 5:05 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 5:06 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
26. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 6:13 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
27. 3.115km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 6:22 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
28. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 7:25 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
29. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 9:04 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
30. 2.516km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 11, 11:43 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
31. 1.814km NNE of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 1:42 AM PDT · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
32. 2.224km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 12, 6:54 AM PDT · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.642km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 8:00 AM PDT · 16214 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
34. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 12, 8:50 AM PDT · 16214 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
35. 1.914km NE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 12, 9:40 AM PDT · 16214 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.14km E of Wofford Heights, CAWed, May 12, 1:33 PM PDT · 16214 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
37. 2.16km SE of Kernville, CAWed, May 12, 1:37 PM PDT · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
38. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 12, 5:09 PM PDT · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
39. 1.915km NE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 12, 7:46 PM PDT · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
40. 2.213km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 13, 3:40 AM PDT · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 13, 8:03 AM PDT · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
42. 2.514km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 13, 4:29 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
43. 1.714km WSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 13, 6:16 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
44. 1.614km WSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 13, 6:16 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
45. 2.614km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 13, 8:39 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.130km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, May 13, 9:48 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
47. 2.718km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 14, 12:40 PM PDT · 16212 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
48. 3.118km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 14, 1:05 PM PDT · 16212 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
49. 1.918km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 14, 1:07 PM PDT · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
50. 1.717km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 14, 10:32 PM PDT · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
51. 2.027km W of Inyokern, CASat, May 15, 12:50 PM PDT · 16211 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
52. 1.713km NE of Inyokern, CASat, May 15, 1:19 PM PDT · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
53. 1.613km NE of Inyokern, CASat, May 15, 3:01 PM PDT · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.326km W of Inyokern, CASat, May 15, 11:54 PM PDT · 16211 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
55. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 15, 11:56 PM PDT · 16211 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
56. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, May 16, 12:59 AM PDT · 16210 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
57. 2.419km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 16, 6:49 AM PDT · 16210 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 16, 6:56 AM PDT · 16210 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.322km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 16, 9:53 AM PDT · 16210 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
60. 1.913km NE of Inyokern, CASun, May 16, 1:43 PM PDT · 16210 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

1. 1.918km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 9, 3:22 AM PDT · 16217 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.819km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 9, 2:46 AM PDT · 16217 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.827km W of Inyokern, CASat, May 8, 11:22 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.519km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 8, 10:30 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.04km ENE of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 8, 4:36 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
6. 2.24km SSE of Kernville, CASat, May 8, 4:36 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.811km NW of Olancha, CASat, May 8, 3:07 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 8, 2:56 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 8, 2:49 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.838km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 8, 8:31 AM PDT · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 8, 8:09 AM PDT · 16218 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 8, 7:19 AM PDT · 16218 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 8, 4:21 AM PDT · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.116km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 8, 2:57 AM PDT · 16218 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.610km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 7, 2:18 PM PDT · 16219 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
16. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 7, 11:04 AM PDT · 16219 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 7, 10:36 AM PDT · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 7, 8:50 AM PDT · 16219 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.814km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 7, 8:43 AM PDT · 16219 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.824km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 7, 7:48 AM PDT · 16219 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530421. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.