M2.5 earthquake 14km W of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Aug 18, 1982, 12:37 AM PDT

UTC

1982-08-18 07:37:13 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.125° N, 118.599° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

126°

Stations used

0

• Bear Valley Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 5,172. Forecast5 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast14 kmW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast47 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast124 kmNNW

After

1. 2.511km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 20, 11:57 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
3. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 20, 12:20 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.323km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Aug 22, 9:35 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 23, 3:30 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CATue, Aug 24, 9:41 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:49 AM PDT · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.223km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 28, 10:06 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.616km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Aug 31, 3:03 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 1, 7:12 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.49km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:11 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 8, 9:41 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
13. 2.43km SSE of Kernville, CAThu, Sep 9, 12:50 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 9, 1:16 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.28km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:04 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.320km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 11, 6:59 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.719km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:42 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
18. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Sep 18, 4:00 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.43km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Sep 18, 10:17 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 18, 6:14 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
21. 2.23km SSW of San Fernando, CASun, Sep 19, 11:51 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
22. 2.53km NNE of Granada Hills, CASun, Sep 19, 11:59 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
23. 2.46km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Sep 20, 9:21 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
24. 2.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 20, 12:57 PM PDT · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
25. 2.327km W of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 21, 9:12 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
26. 2.313km NW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 21, 10:04 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
27. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 22, 3:30 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
28. 2.816km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 22, 2:27 PM PDT · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
29. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 22, 10:20 PM PDT · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.924km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 25, 5:07 AM PDT · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
31. 2.521km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 25, 7:25 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 28, 5:20 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
33. 2.41km SSE of Gorman, CATue, Sep 28, 10:05 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
34. 1.720km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:07 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
35. 2.24km SSW of Palmdale, CAThu, Sep 30, 2:18 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
36. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 30, 5:35 PM PDT · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
37. 2.08km NE of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 30, 10:11 PM PDT · 16064 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
38. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 1, 1:28 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
39. 3.28km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 1, 7:47 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
40. 1.78km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 1, 7:48 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
41. 1.96km E of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 1, 7:53 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.68km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 1, 7:54 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.88km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 1, 8:48 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
44. 1.88km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 1, 12:56 PM PDT · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
45. 1.67km E of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 1, 9:41 PM PDT · 16063 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
46. 2.914km WSW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 2, 11:14 AM PDT · 16062 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
47. 2.521km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 2, 7:41 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
48. 2.221km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 2, 7:46 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
49. 1.77km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 3, 3:31 AM PDT · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
50. 1.68km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 4, 1:38 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
51. 2.427km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 5, 10:26 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
52. 2.24km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 5, 7:28 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
53. 3.527km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 6, 3:38 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
54. 2.33km NE of Granada Hills, CAWed, Oct 6, 5:13 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
55. 1.94km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Oct 7, 4:38 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
56. 2.917km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 9, 12:25 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
57. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 11, 1:22 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
58. 2.425km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 11, 4:42 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.412km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 11, 6:42 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
60. 2.428km W of Inyokern, CAWed, Oct 13, 6:19 PM PDT · 16051 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 1.714km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 17, 9:40 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
2. 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Aug 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
3. 2.08km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Aug 16, 4:09 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.325km ENE of Oildale, CASun, Aug 15, 9:03 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 14, 3:45 PM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.416km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 7:40 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.116km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 12:23 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
8. 3.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:13 PM PDT · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CAThu, Aug 12, 8:01 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.87km SSW of Pearblossum, CAThu, Aug 12, 2:01 PM PDT · 16113 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.310km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAWed, Aug 11, 12:50 PM PDT · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.97km SSW of Pearblossum, CATue, Aug 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 16115 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.55km W of Chatsworth, CASun, Aug 8, 9:42 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 8, 6:17 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 7, 1:37 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
16. 2.33km NE of Simi Valley, CAFri, Aug 6, 10:34 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.615km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 6, 12:08 AM PDT · 16119 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.813km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Aug 5, 12:51 PM PDT · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Aug 2, 9:47 PM PDT · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
20. 2.623km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 29, 2:58 PM PDT · 16127 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506680. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.