California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 35km NW of Baker, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 35km NW of Baker, CA on Thu, Aug 18, 1983, 6:48 PM PDT (01:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 32km W of Fort Irwin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-08-19 01:48:38 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.505° N, 116.324° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.730km E of Barstow, CA · 15749 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.930km E of Barstow, CA · 15749 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.029km E of Barstow, CA · 15749 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.825km SSE of Trona, CA · 15741 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.616km NNE of Barstow, CA · 15733 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.735km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 15733 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.28km ESE of Barstow, CA · 15731 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.633km S of Tecopa, CA · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.510km NNE of Barstow, CA · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.332km W of Fort Irwin, CA · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.338km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.522km NNE of Trona, CA · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.16km WNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15711 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.738km ENE of Trona, CA · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.336km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 15754 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.88km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15757 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.28km E of Barstow, CA · 15760 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.79km E of Barstow, CA · 15761 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.714km NNW of Barstow, CA · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci20116. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.