California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Wed, Jun 16, 1982, 6:42 AM PDT (13:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 15km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-16 13:42:08 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.355° N, 118.508° 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
167°
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: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.114km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16169 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.926km S of Bodfish, CA · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.621km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.14km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16168 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.014km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.615km SW of Bodfish, CA · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.512km ENE of Porterville, CA · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.67km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16166 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.616km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.314km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16166 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.83km SE of Kernville, CA · 16165 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16164 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16164 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.019km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16163 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16163 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16163 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.72km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16162 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.519km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.827km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16161 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16160 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16158 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16158 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.117km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.018km E of Little Lake, CA · 16157 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.813km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16156 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.018km E of Little Lake, CA · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 3.014km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16155 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 3.128km SW of Olancha, CA · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.628km WSW of Olancha, CA · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.529km WSW of Olancha, CA · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16155 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.615km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16154 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.613km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16153 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.929km WSW of Olancha, CA · 16152 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.17km WSW of Arvin, CA · 16152 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16170 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.714km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.514km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.94km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16173 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.74km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16173 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16173 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.711km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16173 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16174 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.13km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CA · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.85km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 16174 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.24km SE of Kernville, CA · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.913km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16174 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci532776. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.