California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, Oct 26, 1982, 5:49 AM PDT (12:49 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
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-26 12:49:48 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.303° N, 118.562° 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
94°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.526km S of Bodfish, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.99km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.812km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.814km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16037 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.414km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.79km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.59km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.512km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.110km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.810km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.89km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.711km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.919km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.910km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.110km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.826km NNW of California City, CA · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.927km W of Inyokern, CA · 16035 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.617km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.626km NNW of California City, CA · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.710km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.415km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.120km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.46km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.86km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.66km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.511km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.610km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.710km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.010km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.511km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.914km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16030 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.215km NNE of Taft, CA · 16030 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.913km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.616km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.824km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.69km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16040 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.718km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.711km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.510km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.011km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.419km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.13km SW of Castaic, CA · 16042 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.79km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.611km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.918km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16042 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16042 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511932. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.