California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Feb 27, 1982, 12:46 PM PST (20:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5km N of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-27 20:46:40 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.353° N, 118.496° 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
99°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16241 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16241 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.015km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16240 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.615km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16240 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16240 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.515km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16240 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16240 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.023km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16239 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16239 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.28km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.815km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.65km N of Little Lake, CA · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.95km N of Little Lake, CA · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.92km S of Kernville, CA · 16238 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.62km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16238 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.919km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.919km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.720km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.813km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.116km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.522km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.216km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.520km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.73km NNE of Kernville, CA · 16234 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.03km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16234 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.93km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.616km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16234 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.43km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.715km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16233 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.512km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.63km NNW of Kernville, CA · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.912km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.920km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16233 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.618km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16233 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16233 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16233 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.54km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16233 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16233 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16232 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.08km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.73km SE of Kernville, CA · 16231 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.815km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16231 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.913km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16231 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16231 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.616km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16231 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.914km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16231 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 3.026km E of Porterville, CA · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.93km SE of Kernville, CA · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16230 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16229 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16229 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106530. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.