California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 39km NE of Trona, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 39km NE of Trona, CA on Fri, Mar 5, 1982, 7:48 PM PST (03:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5km N of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-06 03:48:04 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.978° N, 117.033° 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
140°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16242 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16242 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.919km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16242 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.714km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16242 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.615km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16241 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16240 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.015km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16240 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.615km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 16240 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16240 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.515km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16240 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.644km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16239 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16239 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.815km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.65km N of Little Lake, CA · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.524km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16238 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16238 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.95km N of Little Lake, CA · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.919km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16237 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.919km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.720km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.813km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.116km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.522km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.216km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.520km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16235 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.616km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16234 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.715km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16233 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.920km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16233 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.618km SW of Little Lake, CA · 16233 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16233 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16232 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.816km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16232 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.234km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 16232 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.519km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16232 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.08km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.815km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16231 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.913km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16231 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16231 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.616km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16231 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.914km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16230 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16229 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16229 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16229 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16229 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16229 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16228 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16228 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.617km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16228 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16228 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16228 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16228 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.618km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.614km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16227 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106823. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.