California earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 10km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA on Thu, Feb 11, 1982, 2:37 PM PST (22:37 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4km NNE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mc), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-02-11 22:37:51 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.708° N, 117.647° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.318km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16268 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.84km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.319km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.017km S of Searles Valley, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.912km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.313km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 3.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.116km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 3.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.513km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16262 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.416km NE of Boron, CA · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.312km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16262 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16262 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16262 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.334km NW of Barstow, CA · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.714km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16261 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.918km N of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.813km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.69km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.413km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.77km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 162.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.