California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14km SE of Maricopa, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14km SE of Maricopa, CA on Sun, Apr 4, 1982, 2:43 AM PST (10:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-04 10:43:16 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.958° N, 119.318° 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
121°
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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17km NNE of Carpinteria, CA · 16239 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.18km SW of Ojai, CA · 16236 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.54km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.417km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.424km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16227 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.17km SE of Maricopa, CA · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.524km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.121km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.119km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.81km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16219 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.84km SSE of Santa Maria, CA · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.620km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16214 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.520km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16214 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.99km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 16214 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.79km SSW of Arvin, CA · 16209 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.623km SW of Lamont, CA · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.419km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.56km SE of Shafter, CA · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.224km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.213km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.58km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 16201 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.926km S of Bodfish, CA · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.611km WNW of Ojai, CA · 16198 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16194 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.23km SW of Valencia, CA · 16193 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.12km S of Valencia, CA · 16193 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.611km WNW of Ojai, CA · 16191 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.712km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16188 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.38km ENE of Bakersfield, CA · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.718km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.819km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 3.017km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.08km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16184 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.26km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.212km SSE of Maricopa, CA · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.116km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16245 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16245 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.715km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.423km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16246 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.221km SSW of Gorman, CA · 16249 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 16249 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16254 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.226km S of Bodfish, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.06km ENE of Lebec, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.215km NNE of Ojai, CA · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.59km N of Grapevine, CA · 16259 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.117km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.217km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.014km SE of Arvin, CA · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.618km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.016km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528183. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.