California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24km N of Tehachapi, CA on Mon, Oct 25, 1982, 8:56 PM PDT (03:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-26 03:56:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.345° N, 118.495° 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
162°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.422km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CA · 16039 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.526km S of Bodfish, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.99km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.812km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.814km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16037 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.414km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.79km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.59km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.512km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.110km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.810km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.89km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.711km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.919km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.910km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 3.110km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.826km NNW of California City, CA · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.927km W of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.617km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.626km NNW of California City, CA · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.710km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.415km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.120km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.46km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.86km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.66km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.511km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.610km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.710km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.010km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.511km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.914km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16030 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.215km NNE of Taft, CA · 16030 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.69km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16040 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.718km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.711km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.510km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.011km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.419km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.13km SW of Castaic, CA · 16042 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.79km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.116km E of Little Lake, CA · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.611km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.918km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16042 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16042 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.712km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16043 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511918. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.