M2.5 earthquake 28km WSW of Olancha, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jul 8, 1983, 5:26 AM PDT

UTC

1983-07-08 12:26:32 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.226° N, 118.311° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

242°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Springville, CaliforniaPopulation 934. Forecast47 kmENE
• Porterville, CaliforniaPopulation 56,058. Forecast66 kmENE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast89 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast242 kmN

After

1. 2.114km SSW of Big Pine, CASun, Jul 10, 2:12 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.06km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 6:50 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 7:23 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.57km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 10, 9:57 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.532km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Jul 10, 7:39 PM PDT · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
7. 1.917km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jul 12, 2:25 AM PDT · 15790 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.83km S of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jul 12, 12:23 PM PDT · 15790 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.713km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jul 12, 4:27 PM PDT · 15789 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.013km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jul 12, 5:24 PM PDT · 15789 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 13, 6:45 AM PDT · 15789 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 13, 2:44 PM PDT · 15789 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.730km W of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jul 13, 11:43 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.23km NNW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jul 14, 6:12 AM PDT · 15788 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.814km ESE of Porterville, CAThu, Jul 14, 9:02 AM PDT · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.99km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 14, 10:44 AM PDT · 15788 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.631km WNW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 14, 11:18 PM PDT · 15787 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.528km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jul 15, 9:40 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.78km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Jul 15, 8:42 PM PDT · 15786 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jul 16, 1:27 PM PDT · 15786 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
21. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 16, 6:07 PM PDT · 15785 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
22. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 17, 4:53 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
23. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 17, 10:09 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
24. 1.730km W of Olancha, CASun, Jul 17, 10:50 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
25. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jul 18, 1:49 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.711km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 18, 5:09 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
27. 1.94km NW of Olancha, CAMon, Jul 18, 7:25 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
28. 1.531km N of Kernville, CATue, Jul 19, 1:01 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
29. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 19, 5:49 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.015km NE of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 19, 10:45 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
31. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jul 21, 1:23 AM PDT · 15781 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
32. 1.520km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 21, 7:06 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
33. 2.026km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 21, 10:39 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 1:51 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
35. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 5:44 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
36. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 22, 7:42 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
37. 1.96km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jul 22, 8:45 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
38. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Jul 23, 1:44 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
39. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 6:55 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
40. 2.926km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 23, 1:29 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 23, 2:42 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Jul 24, 2:49 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
43. 1.85km SSE of Kernville, CASun, Jul 24, 1:46 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
44. 2.635km NE of Independence, CASun, Jul 24, 6:17 PM PDT · 15777 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
45. 2.426km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 3:34 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 25, 4:56 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
47. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 27, 9:48 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
48. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 3:11 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
49. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 28, 3:53 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
50. 2.420km NE of Olancha, CAThu, Jul 28, 10:35 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
51. 1.932km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Jul 28, 4:00 PM PDT · 15773 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
52. 2.825km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 29, 2:38 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
53. 2.025km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 29, 7:59 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
54. 1.519km N of Kernville, CASat, Jul 30, 6:40 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
55. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 30, 9:45 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
56. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Jul 30, 9:55 PM PDT · 15771 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
57. 2.09km NE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 31, 9:08 AM PDT · 15771 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
58. 3.327km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
59. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 31, 3:51 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
60. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 31, 3:52 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

1. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 7, 6:18 AM PDT · 15795 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.77km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 7, 4:34 AM PDT · 15795 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.92km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 6, 6:43 PM PDT · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.82km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jul 6, 6:41 PM PDT · 15795 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.520km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jul 6, 5:08 PM PDT · 15795 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 6, 3:12 PM PDT · 15795 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.72km ENE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 5, 8:41 PM PDT · 15796 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.732km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jul 4, 10:37 AM PDT · 15798 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.77km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 3, 10:36 PM PDT · 15798 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.68km NNE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 3, 7:30 AM PDT · 15799 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.722km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 29, 4:42 PM PDT · 15802 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.824km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 29, 2:55 AM PDT · 15803 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.116km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 28, 12:59 PM PDT · 15804 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.56km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 27, 8:30 PM PDT · 15804 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.410km WSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Jun 27, 5:23 AM PDT · 15805 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.612km WSW of Searles Valley, CASun, Jun 26, 7:23 PM PDT · 15805 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 26, 4:44 AM PDT · 15806 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.814km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 25, 6:46 PM PDT · 15806 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 25, 6:44 PM PDT · 15806 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Jun 24, 3:22 AM PDT · 15808 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12328107. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.