California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17km N of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17km N of Tehachapi, CA on Sun, Apr 18, 1982, 4:31 AM PST (12:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-18 12:31:39 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.284° N, 118.469° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16195 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.113km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16194 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16194 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16193 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.23km SW of Valencia, CA · 16193 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.12km S of Valencia, CA · 16193 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.713km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16193 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16193 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16193 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.713km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.29km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.413km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.219km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16192 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.419km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16192 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16192 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16192 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.113km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.122km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16191 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.325km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16190 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.68km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.913km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16188 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16188 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.214km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16188 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.712km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16188 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.38km ENE of Bakersfield, CA · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16186 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.914km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.813km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16185 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 3.65km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 3.03km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 3.126km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.58km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.83km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.05km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.32km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.91km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 172.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528906. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.