California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 35km W of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 35km W of Olancha, CA on Fri, Aug 27, 1982, 8:27 PM PDT (03:27 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 12km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-08-28 03:27:52 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.237° N, 118.389° 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
278°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.223km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.618km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16104 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16104 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16102 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.99km ESE of Pixley, CA · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.03km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16100 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.63km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16100 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.132km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16097 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.112km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.612km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.412km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CA · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.43km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.612km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.812km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.522km E of Little Lake, CA · 16095 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16095 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16094 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16093 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.320km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16093 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16092 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16091 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16090 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.921km E of Little Lake, CA · 16089 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.639km ENE of Porterville, CA · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.517km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16087 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16087 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.720km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.43km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.517km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.014km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16086 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16086 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16084 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.327km W of Inyokern, CA · 16083 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.623km E of Little Lake, CA · 16083 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16083 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.725km E of Little Lake, CA · 16083 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16082 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.915km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.924km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 3.317km NE of Olancha, CA · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.214km E of Olancha, CA · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.015km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.521km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16079 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 3.031km WSW of Big Pine, CA · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.521km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16077 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 3.112km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16108 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.522km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 16110 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.217km E of Little Lake, CA · 16110 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.217km E of Little Lake, CA · 16110 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.711km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.812km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16113 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.930km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 16114 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.930km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.14km SSE of Independence, CA · 16114 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16116 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.65km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16118 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.83km SSE of Independence, CA · 16118 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.714km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507056. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.