California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California on Tue, Jan 25, 1983, 2:15 AM PST (10:15 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 18 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (md), micro
Local time: Tue, Jan 25, 1983, 2:15 AM PST
UTC: 1983-01-25 10:15:54 UTC
Depth: 3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.512° N, 118.871° W
Region: California
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.

Location uncertainty: About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.50
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 10

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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

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1086708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.