California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15km N of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15km N of Ridgecrest, CA on Thu, Apr 15, 1982, 7:46 PM PST (03:46 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1982-04-16 03:46:46 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.757° N, 117.705° 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
133°
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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16240 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.616km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16240 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.914km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.315km NNW of Olancha, CA · 16240 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.026km E of Porterville, CA · 16239 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.93km SE of Kernville, CA · 16239 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.417km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16238 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.617km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16237 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16237 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.424km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16237 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.112km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.87km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16235 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CA · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.419km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16235 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16235 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16235 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16235 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.524km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.811km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.015km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16234 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.810km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.510km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.810km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.210km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.110km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.510km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.610km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.810km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.210km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.710km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.411km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.610km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.510km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.511km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.611km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.210km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.711km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.73km SE of Kernville, CA · 16241 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.08km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16241 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.234km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16242 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16242 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16242 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.618km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16242 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.920km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.912km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.63km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.512km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.715km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16242 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.43km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16243 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.616km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.93km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16243 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.03km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16243 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.73km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16243 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528802. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC.