M3.1 earthquake 7km SE of Maricopa, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Apr 21, 1982, 1:19 PM PST

UTC

1982-04-21 21:19:30 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.020° N, 119.336° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

0

• Maricopa, CaliforniaPopulation 1,192. Forecast7 kmSE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast44 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast49 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast147 kmNW

After

1. 2.524km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 21, 9:18 PM PST · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.121km S of Santa Barbara, CAFri, Apr 23, 12:12 AM PST · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.119km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 24, 7:15 AM PST · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.81km NW of Frazier Park, CATue, Apr 27, 9:33 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
5. 3.84km SSE of Santa Maria, CAThu, Apr 29, 11:43 PM PDT · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.620km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, May 2, 4:38 AM PDT · 16214 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.520km S of Santa Barbara, CASun, May 2, 4:39 AM PDT · 16214 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.99km WNW of Lake Hughes, CASun, May 2, 11:19 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 3, 10:55 PM PDT · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.79km SSW of Arvin, CAFri, May 7, 10:04 AM PDT · 16209 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
11. 2.623km SW of Lamont, CAFri, May 7, 6:20 PM PDT · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
12. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 8, 4:21 AM PDT · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.725 km WNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaSat, May 8, 5:42 AM PDT · 16208 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.419km S of Santa Barbara, CAMon, May 10, 5:06 PM PDT · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.56km SE of Shafter, CAMon, May 10, 9:09 PM PDT · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.224km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 12, 6:54 AM PDT · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, May 12, 9:06 PM PDT · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.213km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 13, 3:40 AM PDT · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.58km ESE of Bakersfield, CASat, May 15, 7:18 PM PDT · 16201 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.926km S of Bodfish, CAMon, May 17, 3:58 PM PDT · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
21. 1.611km WNW of Ojai, CATue, May 18, 12:59 PM PDT · 16198 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
22. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 22, 11:37 AM PDT · 16194 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.23km SW of Valencia, CASun, May 23, 6:11 AM PDT · 16193 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.12km S of Valencia, CASun, May 23, 6:12 AM PDT · 16193 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
25. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 25, 7:14 PM PDT · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
26. 2.611km WNW of Ojai, CATue, May 25, 7:42 PM PDT · 16191 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 26, 11:44 AM PDT · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
28. 2.712km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, May 29, 12:23 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
29. 2.38km ENE of Bakersfield, CASat, May 29, 4:14 AM PDT · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
30. 2.718km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 31, 7:47 PM PDT · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
31. 2.819km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 31, 7:47 PM PDT · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
32. 3.017km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 31, 7:49 PM PDT · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
33. 2.08km SSE of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jun 1, 6:12 PM PDT · 16184 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
34. 2.26km SSE of Santa Barbara, CAWed, Jun 2, 3:48 PM PDT · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
35. 2.84km NW of Castaic, CASat, Jun 5, 1:19 AM PDT · 16180 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
36. 2.18km NE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 7, 6:54 PM PDT · 16178 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
37. 1.722 km NNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaTue, Jun 8, 9:26 AM PDT · 16177 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
38. 3.09km WNW of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 8, 6:57 PM PDT · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 8, 10:27 PM PDT · 16176 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
40. 2.56km NE of Taft, CAThu, Jun 10, 7:07 AM PDT · 16175 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
41. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 16, 6:42 AM PDT · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
42. 1.926km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 16, 7:22 PM PDT · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
43. 2.621km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 16, 11:10 PM PDT · 16168 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
44. 2.14km NNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 17, 10:08 PM PDT · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
45. 2.615km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 18, 3:41 AM PDT · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
46. 2.56km SSE of Montecito, CASun, Jun 20, 11:02 AM PDT · 16165 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 2.424km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 19, 3:34 PM PST · 16227 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 18, 6:16 PM PST · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.417km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 18, 4:31 AM PST · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.54km NW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Apr 14, 11:10 AM PST · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 13, 6:12 AM PST · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 11, 6:16 PM PST · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.18km SW of Ojai, CASat, Apr 10, 4:42 AM PST · 16236 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 8, 1:27 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.17km NNE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 7, 2:19 PM PST · 16239 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.214km SE of Maricopa, CASun, Apr 4, 2:43 AM PST · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.212km SSE of Maricopa, CASun, Apr 4, 2:40 AM PST · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.116km SSW of Lamont, CAFri, Apr 2, 4:13 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.517km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Apr 1, 5:15 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Apr 1, 5:14 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.715km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Apr 1, 5:14 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
16. 2.423km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 31, 12:23 PM PST · 16246 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.221km SSW of Gorman, CASun, Mar 28, 8:09 PM PST · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.619km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Mar 28, 10:42 AM PST · 16249 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 23, 8:29 PM PST · 16253 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci529062 (also filed as usp0001kvk). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.