California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16km SSW of Lamont, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16km SSW of Lamont, CA on Mon, Mar 15, 1982, 11:39 AM PST (19:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 9km N of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-15 19:39:08 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.134° N, 118.998° 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
119°
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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km SE of Arvin, CA · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.217km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.117km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.59km N of Grapevine, CA · 16259 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.69km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.215km NNE of Ojai, CA · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.06km ENE of Lebec, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.217km NW of California City, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.226km S of Bodfish, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16254 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.31km NW of Kernville, CA · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.225km N of California City, CA · 16253 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.911km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16251 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.221km SSW of Gorman, CA · 16249 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.92km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16246 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.33km SE of Kernville, CA · 16246 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.423km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16246 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.021km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.715km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16245 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16245 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.18km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.116km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.212km SSE of Maricopa, CA · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.214km SE of Maricopa, CA · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.17km NNE of Carpinteria, CA · 16239 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.023km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16239 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.92km S of Kernville, CA · 16237 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.62km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16237 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.18km SW of Ojai, CA · 16236 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.73km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16234 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.03km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16233 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.93km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.43km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.512km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.63km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.912km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.54km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.73km SE of Kernville, CA · 16231 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.93km SE of Kernville, CA · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.417km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.47km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.424km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16227 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 3.17km SE of Maricopa, CA · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.524km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.813km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16224 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.510km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 16223 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.119km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.113km N of Mojave, CA · 16220 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.81km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16219 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.511km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.03km SE of Kernville, CA · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.99km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 16214 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.15km SE of Kernville, CA · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.618km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.016km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.618km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.613km N of Grapevine, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.616km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.616km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.017km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.617km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.616km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16265 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.317km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.015km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.920km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.312km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.416km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.117km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.27km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.312km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci107385. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.