M2.2 earthquake 35km WSW of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 35km WSW of Tecopa, CA on Thu, Oct 21, 1982, 12:33 PM PDT (19:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 23km SSW of Fort Irwin, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-21 19:33:22 UTC
- Depth
- 5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.742° N, 116.587° W
- Region
- California
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.244km E of Trona, CA · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.543km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.226km E of Barstow, CA · 16020 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16018 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.330km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 16005 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.115km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15992 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.015km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15991 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.023km SSW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 2.121km NNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 16050 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.92km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16051 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.412km E of Barstow, CA · 16053 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.25km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.45km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.018km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16061 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.918km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.812km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16062 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.924km E of Little Lake, CA · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.624km E of Little Lake, CA · 16065 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.324km E of Little Lake, CA · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.218km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16065 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.43km WNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.521km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16070 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.725km E of Little Lake, CA · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.623km E of Little Lake, CA · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci509329. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.