California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 49km W of Shoshone, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 49km W of Shoshone, CA on Thu, Sep 16, 1982, 11:07 PM PDT (06:07 UTC), 5 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
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-09-17 06:07:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.920° N, 116.816° 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
111°
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 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16087 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16086 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.720km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.517km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.014km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16085 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16084 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16083 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.623km E of Little Lake, CA · 16082 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.725km E of Little Lake, CA · 16082 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.915km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.015km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16078 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.521km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.112km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16076 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16076 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.813km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.815km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.811km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.43km WNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.610km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.811km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 4.213km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.112km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.712km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.213km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.510km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.413km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.911km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 3.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.011km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.813km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.413km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.314km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.610km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 4.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.921km E of Little Lake, CA · 16088 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16089 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16090 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16091 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16093 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16093 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16094 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.522km E of Little Lake, CA · 16094 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.812km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16094 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.612km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.412km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.612km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.112km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.132km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16096 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.63km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16099 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.03km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16099 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507796. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.