California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20km NW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20km NW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, May 22, 1982, 11:37 AM PDT (18:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 15km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-22 18:37:07 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.255° N, 118.606° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16186 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.23km SE of Kernville, CA · 16186 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16185 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16185 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.93km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.63km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.87km SE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.96km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16185 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.26km SE of Kernville, CA · 16184 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16184 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.813km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16184 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16183 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.94km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16183 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.27km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16183 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.14km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16183 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.54km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16182 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.84km NW of Castaic, CA · 16182 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.02km S of Kernville, CA · 16182 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.62km SE of Kernville, CA · 16182 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.025km W of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.913km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16181 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.713km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16181 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16181 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.84km S of Kernville, CA · 16181 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.95km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16180 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.16km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.34km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16180 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.94km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 16180 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.18km NE of Grapevine, CA · 16179 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.812km E of Kernville, CA · 16179 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.212km E of Kernville, CA · 16179 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 3.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.014km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 3.09km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16178 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.826km W of Inyokern, CA · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.814km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16177 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.56km NE of Taft, CA · 16177 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.34km SE of Kernville, CA · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.914km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.911km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.913km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16176 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531725. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.