California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16km N of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16km N of Ridgecrest, CA on Fri, Mar 12, 1982, 8:27 PM PST (04:27 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-03-13 04:27:20 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.765° N, 117.655° 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
86°
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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16273 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16273 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16273 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.116km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.513km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16272 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16271 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.416km NE of Boron, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.312km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16271 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16270 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16270 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.334km NW of Barstow, CA · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16270 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.714km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16270 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16269 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16269 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.918km N of Inyokern, CA · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16268 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.813km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16268 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.69km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.413km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16266 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.77km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.010km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.613km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.217km NW of California City, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.226km S of Bodfish, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.31km NW of Kernville, CA · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.225km N of California City, CA · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16261 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.66km W of Little Lake, CA · 16261 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.66km W of Little Lake, CA · 16261 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16261 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.08km S of Olancha, CA · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.611km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.911km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.313km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.912km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.017km S of Searles Valley, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.319km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.84km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16276 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16276 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci107261. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.