California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Tue, May 25, 1982, 7:14 PM PDT (02:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4km E of Wofford Heights, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-26 02:14:26 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.327° N, 118.497° 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
160°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16182 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.94km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16182 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.27km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16182 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.14km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16182 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.54km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16182 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.84km NW of Castaic, CA · 16181 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.02km S of Kernville, CA · 16181 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.62km SE of Kernville, CA · 16181 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.025km W of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.913km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16181 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.713km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16181 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.84km S of Kernville, CA · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.95km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16180 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.16km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.34km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16180 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.94km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.18km NE of Grapevine, CA · 16179 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.812km E of Kernville, CA · 16179 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.212km E of Kernville, CA · 16179 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.014km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 3.09km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16178 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.826km W of Inyokern, CA · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.814km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.56km NE of Taft, CA · 16176 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.34km SE of Kernville, CA · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.914km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.911km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.913km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16175 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.24km SE of Kernville, CA · 16175 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16175 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16175 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.13km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16175 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16175 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.711km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.74km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16174 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.94km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16174 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.714km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531362. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC.