California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 34km WSW of Shoshone, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 34km WSW of Shoshone, CA on Wed, Apr 14, 1982, 12:10 PM PST (20:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 50km WSW of Shoshone, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-04-14 20:10:14 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.832° N, 116.601° 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
91°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16239 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.616km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16239 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.815km NE of Barstow, CA · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.221km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16219 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.528km ESE of Pahrump, NV · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.824km E of Little Lake, CA · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.838km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.120km ENE of Barstow, CA · 16216 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.642km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.334km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.031km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.625km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.736km E of Tecopa, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.327km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16192 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.050km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.522km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16244 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.644km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16248 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.911km NNE of Barstow, CA · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.222km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.315km N of Barstow, CA · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.610km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.334km NW of Barstow, CA · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.19km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.79km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528699. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC.