California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 23km SW of Lamont, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 23km SW of Lamont, CA on Fri, May 7, 1982, 6:20 PM PDT (01:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5km SE of Kernville, 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
1982-05-08 01:20:32 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.112° N, 119.087° 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
118°
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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16219 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.24km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16219 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.04km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16219 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.56km SE of Shafter, CA · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.122km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.224km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.14km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16215 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.16km SE of Kernville, CA · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.213km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.58km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.926km S of Bodfish, CA · 16210 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.611km WNW of Ojai, CA · 16209 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.23km SW of Valencia, CA · 16204 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.12km S of Valencia, CA · 16204 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.713km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.29km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.413km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.113km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16202 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.611km WNW of Ojai, CA · 16202 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16201 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.712km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16199 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.38km ENE of Bakersfield, CA · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 3.65km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.03km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.58km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.83km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.05km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16196 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.32km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.91km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.14km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16196 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.25km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16196 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.14km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.56km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.34km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.53km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.37km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.53km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.23km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.93km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.54km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.23km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.55km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 3.14km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.45km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.718km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.819km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 3.017km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.16km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.14km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16196 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.95km SE of Kernville, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.23km SE of Kernville, CA · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.08km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16195 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16195 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.93km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16194 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.63km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16194 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.87km SE of Kernville, CA · 16194 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.96km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16194 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.79km SSW of Arvin, CA · 16220 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.514km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16221 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.13km SE of Kernville, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.420km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.320km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.222km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.15km SE of Kernville, CA · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.99km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 16225 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.03km SE of Kernville, CA · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.511km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.81km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16230 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.113km N of Mojave, CA · 16231 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.119km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.524km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 16236 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.17km SE of Maricopa, CA · 16236 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.424km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16238 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.47km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16239 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16239 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.417km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16239 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530325. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.