California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 32km SW of Tecopa, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 32km SW of Tecopa, CA on Fri, Aug 27, 1982, 11:40 AM PDT (18:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 17km W of Searles Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-27 18:40:29 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.681° N, 116.508° 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
107°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.220km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.122km ENE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.115km ENE of Barstow, CA · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.031km NW of Ludlow, CA · 16094 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.634km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.915km ENE of Barstow, CA · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.324km E of Barstow, CA · 16084 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.549km W of Shoshone, CA · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.43km WNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.918km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.018km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16061 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.810km WNW of Barstow, CA · 16057 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.412km E of Barstow, CA · 16054 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.121km NNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 16050 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.235km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.522km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 16103 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.920km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.838km E of Trona, CA · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.430km NE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.140km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.337km E of Johannesburg, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.223km NE of Trona, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.820km NNE of Trona, CA · 16126 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.227km S of Trona, CA · 16126 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.727km S of Trona, CA · 16126 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.231km NW of Baker, CA · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.18km NE of Barstow, CA · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507041. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.