California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6km SE of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6km SE of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Oct 31, 1982, 10:21 PM PST (06:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-01 06:21:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.085° N, 118.410° 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
67°
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: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16031 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16031 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.86km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.511km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.610km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.710km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.010km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16029 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.511km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.914km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16028 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.810km SW of Valencia, CA · 16028 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.215km NNE of Taft, CA · 16028 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.913km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16028 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16027 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16027 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.411km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16027 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.814km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16026 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16026 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.22km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 16025 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.213km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16024 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.611km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.123km NE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16023 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.914km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16023 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.08km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.022km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16021 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.711km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16021 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.111km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16020 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.711km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.810km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.215km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16019 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.710km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16019 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.114km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16019 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.511km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16018 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16017 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.111km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16016 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.511km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16016 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16015 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.510km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16015 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.415km N of Castaic, CA · 16014 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.612km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16014 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16014 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.213km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16013 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.69km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16012 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16012 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.710km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.08km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16012 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.210km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.610km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.710km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.510km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.610km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16012 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.611km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.415km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.710km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.626km NNW of California City, CA · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.617km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16032 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.912km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.927km W of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.826km NNW of California City, CA · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.911km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.110km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.910km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16033 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.711km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16034 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci512204. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.