California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Feb 20, 1982, 12:52 AM PST (08:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-20 08:52:20 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.353° N, 118.494° 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
89°
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: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.918km N of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.813km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16260 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.59km N of Grapevine, CA · 16260 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.019km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.69km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.413km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.77km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.615km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.010km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.06km ENE of Lebec, CA · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.613km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.217km NW of California City, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.226km S of Bodfish, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16254 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.31km NW of Kernville, CA · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16253 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16253 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.225km N of California City, CA · 16253 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16253 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.66km W of Little Lake, CA · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.66km W of Little Lake, CA · 16253 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16253 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16253 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16252 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.611km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16252 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16252 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.911km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16252 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16251 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16251 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.813km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16250 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.221km SSW of Gorman, CA · 16249 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.73km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16249 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.013km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16249 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16248 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.613km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16248 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16248 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.013km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16247 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.113km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.92km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16247 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.33km SE of Kernville, CA · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.423km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16246 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.021km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16246 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.715km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16246 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.416km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16246 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16246 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106142. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.