M2.1 earthquake 16km N of Tehachapi, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 17, 1982, 2:01 PM PDT

UTC

1982-10-17 21:01:13 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.279° N, 118.478° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

214°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Golden Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 8,656. Forecast15 kmN
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast17 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast50 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast138 kmN

After

1. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 22, 6:51 PM PDT · 16042 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.918km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 23, 12:55 AM PDT · 16041 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.611km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 23, 8:11 AM PDT · 16041 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.116km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 23, 9:04 AM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 23, 2:10 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.79km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 23, 3:33 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.13km SW of Castaic, CASat, Oct 23, 4:19 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.419km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 23, 9:48 PM PDT · 16040 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.620km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 23, 10:12 PM PDT · 16040 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 23, 10:24 PM PDT · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.011km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 24, 12:15 AM PDT · 16040 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.510km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 24, 3:58 AM PDT · 16040 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.711km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 24, 8:22 AM PDT · 16040 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.718km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 24, 6:50 PM PDT · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 25, 12:28 AM PDT · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 25, 12:28 AM PDT · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 25, 5:01 AM PDT · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 25, 5:21 AM PDT · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.69km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 25, 12:12 PM PDT · 16039 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.824km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 25, 8:56 PM PDT · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.210km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Oct 25, 9:28 PM PDT · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.616km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 25, 11:45 PM PDT · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
23. 2.422km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 26, 5:49 AM PDT · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
24. 2.526km S of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 26, 9:18 AM PDT · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
25. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Oct 26, 10:39 AM PDT · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
26. 1.99km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 26, 1:22 PM PDT · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
27. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Oct 27, 7:01 PM PDT · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.812km NE of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 28, 1:37 PM PDT · 16036 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
29. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 28, 3:05 PM PDT · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
30. 1.814km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Oct 28, 3:18 PM PDT · 16036 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 28, 8:43 PM PDT · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
32. 2.414km NE of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 28, 8:43 PM PDT · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
33. 1.79km NE of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 28, 9:43 PM PDT · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
34. 1.59km NE of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
35. 1.512km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 29, 1:39 AM PDT · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
36. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 29, 1:41 AM PDT · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
37. 3.110km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:20 AM PDT · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
38. 2.810km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:23 AM PDT · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
39. 1.89km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 29, 5:50 AM PDT · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
40. 2.711km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 29, 4:58 PM PDT · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
41. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 29, 6:57 PM PDT · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
42. 1.919km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Oct 29, 10:40 PM PDT · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
43. 2.910km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 30, 1:19 AM PDT · 16034 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
44. 3.110km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 30, 7:43 AM PDT · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 30, 11:20 AM PDT · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
46. 2.826km NNW of California City, CASat, Oct 30, 2:53 PM PDT · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
47. 1.927km W of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 30, 3:39 PM PDT · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
48. 2.912km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 30, 9:03 PM PDT · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
49. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 30, 10:03 PM PDT · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
50. 1.617km WSW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 30, 11:13 PM PDT · 16033 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
51. 2.626km NNW of California City, CASun, Oct 31, 2:38 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
52. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 31, 2:56 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.710km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 31, 5:24 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
54. 2.415km NNW of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 31, 7:55 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.912km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 31, 12:35 PM PST · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
56. 2.618km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 31, 2:19 PM PST · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
57. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 31, 2:20 PM PST · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
58. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 31, 2:22 PM PST · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
59. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 31, 2:27 PM PST · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
60. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 31, 4:50 PM PST · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511624. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.