M2.1 earthquake 40km WSW of Tecopa, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 15, 1982, 12:03 AM PDT

UTC

1982-08-15 07:03:21 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.654° N, 116.602° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

0

• Fort Irwin, CaliforniaPopulation 8,845. Forecast44 kmN
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast83 kmSW
• Enterprise, NevadaPopulation 108,481. Forecast129 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast233 kmNE

After

1. 2.430km NE of Fort Irwin, CAThu, Aug 19, 11:44 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.838km E of Trona, CASun, Aug 22, 6:46 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.920km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Aug 25, 3:20 PM PDT · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.522km NNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 25, 7:35 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.132km SW of Tecopa, CAFri, Aug 27, 11:40 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.220km S of Fort Irwin, CASun, Aug 29, 10:12 AM PDT · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.122km ENE of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Aug 30, 5:43 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
8. 2.115km ENE of Barstow, CASat, Sep 4, 7:57 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.031km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Sep 4, 11:25 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.634km SE of Fort Irwin, CASun, Sep 5, 12:44 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.915km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Sep 6, 3:04 PM PDT · 16089 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.324km E of Barstow, CATue, Sep 14, 8:07 AM PDT · 16081 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.549km W of Shoshone, CAThu, Sep 16, 11:07 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
14. 2.623km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 22, 3:13 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.725km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 22, 3:31 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.521km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Sep 27, 1:58 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.43km WNW of Furnace Creek, CAWed, Sep 29, 1:11 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.218km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 2, 8:32 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.324km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 2, 10:10 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.624km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 2, 5:28 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.924km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 2, 7:40 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, Oct 4, 8:23 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.812km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Oct 5, 12:10 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.918km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Oct 6, 4:38 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
25. 3.217km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Oct 6, 4:55 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
26. 3.018km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Oct 6, 3:01 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
27. 2.45km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Oct 8, 8:51 AM PDT · 16057 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.25km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Oct 8, 9:29 AM PDT · 16057 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
29. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 8, 3:25 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.810km WNW of Barstow, CAMon, Oct 11, 1:59 AM PDT · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 2.337km E of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 13, 7:22 PM PDT · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.223km NE of Trona, CAFri, Aug 13, 2:42 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.019km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 9, 6:00 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.820km NNE of Trona, CATue, Aug 3, 1:45 AM PDT · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.227km S of Trona, CAMon, Aug 2, 2:31 PM PDT · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.727km S of Trona, CAMon, Aug 2, 2:28 PM PDT · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
7. 3.231km NW of Baker, CAFri, Jul 30, 11:42 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
8. 2.18km NE of Barstow, CAFri, Jul 30, 1:49 AM PDT · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.829km SE of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Jul 28, 11:36 AM PDT · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.98km NE of Barstow, CASun, Jul 25, 9:24 PM PDT · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.914km N of Barstow, CASat, Jul 24, 8:21 AM PDT · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506565. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.