M2.1 earthquake 6km N of Mojave, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, May 4, 1983, 6:51 AM PDT

UTC

1983-05-04 13:51:14 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.103° N, 118.186° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

48°

Stations used

30

• Mojave, CaliforniaPopulation 4,238. Forecast6 kmN
• California City, CaliforniaPopulation 13,277. Forecast18 kmW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast45 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast117 kmN

After

1. 1.53km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, May 4, 9:49 AM PDT · 15853 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 5, 5:26 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.423km NE of Arvin, CAThu, May 5, 10:23 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.924km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 5, 3:43 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, May 6, 8:41 AM PDT · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.312km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 6, 8:59 PM PDT · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.930km WNW of Kernville, CASun, May 8, 4:03 AM PDT · 15849 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 8, 8:08 AM PDT · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.419km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 9, 11:00 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.719km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 10, 2:40 AM PDT · 15847 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.84km ESE of Kernville, CAWed, May 11, 12:27 PM PDT · 15846 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, May 12, 5:41 PM PDT · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
13. 1.620km E of Kernville, CAFri, May 13, 9:02 AM PDT · 15844 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.816km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 13, 3:33 PM PDT · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.410km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 13, 4:19 PM PDT · 15844 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.110km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 13, 4:59 PM PDT · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 14, 10:21 AM PDT · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 14, 9:31 PM PDT · 15842 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.920km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, May 15, 4:05 PM PDT · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.59km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 16, 4:05 AM PDT · 15841 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
21. 2.210km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 16, 9:55 PM PDT · 15840 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 17, 9:43 AM PDT · 15840 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.58km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, May 18, 5:06 PM PDT · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
24. 1.77km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 18, 7:03 PM PDT · 15838 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
25. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 18, 8:17 PM PDT · 15838 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 19, 1:35 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.54km ESE of Kernville, CAFri, May 20, 5:56 PM PDT · 15836 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.58km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, May 20, 11:55 PM PDT · 15836 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
29. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 21, 11:13 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
30. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 21, 11:36 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
31. 3.126km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 21, 11:49 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
32. 2.18km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, May 22, 3:28 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
33. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 23, 9:38 PM PDT · 15833 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
34. 1.721km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 25, 4:25 AM PDT · 15832 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
35. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, May 25, 11:40 AM PDT · 15832 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
36. 2.014km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, May 26, 11:57 AM PDT · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
37. 2.419km E of Maricopa, CAFri, May 27, 10:00 AM PDT · 15830 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.915km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, May 27, 5:17 PM PDT · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
39. 2.218km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 27, 6:05 PM PDT · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.616km N of Inyokern, CAFri, May 27, 6:57 PM PDT · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
41. 1.615km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, May 28, 7:54 AM PDT · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
42. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 28, 1:13 PM PDT · 15829 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
43. 1.520km SE of Bodfish, CASun, May 29, 2:16 AM PDT · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
44. 2.97km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, May 29, 7:12 PM PDT · 15827 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
45. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 31, 12:29 AM PDT · 15826 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
46. 2.018km S of Bodfish, CATue, May 31, 11:49 PM PDT · 15825 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
47. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 1, 5:33 AM PDT · 15825 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
48. 1.66km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 2, 8:21 AM PDT · 15824 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
49. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 3, 2:01 AM PDT · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.54km SE of Kernville, CAFri, Jun 3, 2:55 PM PDT · 15823 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
51. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 4, 3:07 AM PDT · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
52. 1.86km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 4, 5:22 AM PDT · 15822 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
53. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 4, 11:15 PM PDT · 15821 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.727km W of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 5, 4:36 PM PDT · 15821 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
55. 2.27km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 5, 4:43 PM PDT · 15821 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
56. 1.627km W of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 5, 5:43 PM PDT · 15820 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
57. 1.713km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 6, 3:56 AM PDT · 15820 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.813km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 6, 5:30 AM PDT · 15820 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
59. 1.67km SSW of Littlerock, CAMon, Jun 6, 8:41 AM PDT · 15820 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 6, 1:31 PM PDT · 15820 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

1. 1.86km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 2, 10:06 AM PDT · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 2, 9:58 AM PDT · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
3. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 1, 1:22 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 1, 12:33 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 1, 12:25 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
6. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 30, 1:02 PM PDT · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.616km SSE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 30, 8:57 AM PDT · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.917km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 29, 8:53 PM PDT · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.420km N of Mojave, CATue, Apr 26, 10:43 PM PDT · 15860 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.67km NW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Apr 25, 11:07 AM PDT · 15862 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 24, 11:24 PM PDT · 15862 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.814km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 24, 1:45 PM PDT · 15863 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.418km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 22, 7:17 PM PST · 15864 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.024km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Apr 21, 12:18 AM PST · 15866 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.819km N of Victorville, CAWed, Apr 20, 2:46 PM PST · 15867 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.922km ENE of Boron, CAWed, Apr 20, 1:15 AM PST · 15867 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.720km SW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 19, 4:05 PM PST · 15867 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.99km SSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, Apr 19, 7:49 AM PST · 15868 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.910km S of Arvin, CAMon, Apr 18, 1:49 AM PST · 15869 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.97km W of Mountain View Acres, CASun, Apr 17, 11:13 AM PST · 15870 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3358366. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.