M2.8 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Aug 20, 1982, 11:57 AM PDT

UTC

1982-08-20 18:57:53 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.348° N, 118.513° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast23 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast25 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmN

After

1. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 20, 12:20 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.930km WNW of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 22, 3:08 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.930km WNW of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 22, 4:58 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.323km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Aug 22, 9:35 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 23, 12:21 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 23, 3:30 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.812km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 25, 1:29 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.711km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 25, 1:29 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.217km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 25, 4:32 PM PDT · 16101 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.217km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 25, 6:18 PM PDT · 16101 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:49 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.617km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:43 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.035km W of Olancha, CAFri, Aug 27, 8:27 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.223km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 28, 10:06 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 30, 7:09 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 1, 7:12 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 1, 10:26 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 2, 2:38 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 3, 12:27 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
20. 2.99km ESE of Pixley, CASat, Sep 4, 12:03 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.03km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 5, 7:30 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
22. 1.63km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 5, 7:33 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
23. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 6, 4:22 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
24. 2.112km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 8, 8:57 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
25. 1.612km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 8, 9:16 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.412km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 8, 11:52 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
27. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 8, 9:41 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
28. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.43km SSE of Kernville, CAThu, Sep 9, 12:50 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
30. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 9, 1:16 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
31. 1.612km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 9, 10:32 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.812km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 9, 5:40 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 10, 6:49 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 11, 4:10 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 11, 9:17 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
36. 2.320km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 11, 6:59 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
37. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 12, 1:54 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
38. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 13, 5:52 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
39. 2.619km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 13, 10:27 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
40. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 14, 2:39 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
41. 2.719km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:42 AM PDT · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
42. 2.639km ENE of Porterville, CAThu, Sep 16, 12:31 PM PDT · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
43. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 16, 8:08 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
44. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 17, 12:44 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
45. 1.720km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 17, 3:30 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
46. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Sep 18, 4:00 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
47. 2.43km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Sep 18, 10:17 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
48. 2.014km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 18, 10:55 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
49. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 18, 6:14 PM PDT · 16077 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
50. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 19, 6:46 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
51. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 20, 2:17 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
52. 2.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 20, 12:57 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
53. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 20, 5:16 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
54. 2.327km W of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 21, 9:12 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
55. 2.313km NW of Johannesburg, CATue, Sep 21, 10:04 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
56. 1.521km SSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 22, 3:30 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
57. 2.816km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 22, 2:27 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
58. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 22, 10:20 PM PDT · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
59. 1.924km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 25, 5:07 AM PDT · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
60. 2.521km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 25, 7:25 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

1. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 19, 11:39 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 19, 9:44 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 18, 3:49 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.615km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Aug 18, 3:59 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.514km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 18, 12:37 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
6. 1.65km ESE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 17, 8:02 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.714km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 17, 9:40 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Aug 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 15, 9:14 PM PDT · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.325km ENE of Oildale, CASun, Aug 15, 9:03 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Aug 14, 3:45 PM PDT · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 14, 12:33 PM PDT · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.416km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 7:40 AM PDT · 16112 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.116km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 12:23 AM PDT · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
15. 3.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:13 PM PDT · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.613km E of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 9, 9:49 PM PDT · 16116 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.015km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 9, 4:15 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.019km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 9, 6:00 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 8, 6:17 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Aug 8, 2:04 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506762. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.