M3.4 earthquake 15km SE of Little Lake, CA

Magnitude

3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jul 23, 1946, 3:25 AM GMT-8

UTC

1946-07-23 11:25:59 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.830° N, 117.801° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

184°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Inyokern, CaliforniaPopulation 1,099. Forecast20 kmN
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast26 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast121 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast202 kmNNE

After

1. 3.015km NNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jul 25, 4:28 AM GMT-8 · 29289 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
2. 3.13km NW of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 27, 9:14 PM GMT-8 · 29287 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.79km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 29, 6:36 AM GMT-8 · 29285 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
4. 3.025km ESE of Lone Pine, CASat, Aug 10, 1:28 PM GMT-8 · 29273 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.822km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 12, 4:43 AM GMT-8 · 29271 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
6. 3.322km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Aug 12, 3:08 PM GMT-8 · 29271 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.923km WNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 14, 8:32 AM GMT-8 · 29269 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
8. 3.417km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 15, 10:58 AM GMT-8 · 29268 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.530km SW of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 20, 6:35 PM GMT-8 · 29263 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
10. 2.729km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 20, 7:38 PM GMT-8 · 29263 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
11. 3.011km S of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 24, 4:16 AM GMT-8 · 29259 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
12. 3.311km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Aug 27, 9:47 PM GMT-8 · 29256 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
13. 4.05km SW of Inyokern, CASat, Aug 31, 1:10 AM GMT-8 · 29252 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
14. 3.522km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Sep 5, 9:38 AM GMT-8 · 29247 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
15. 3.210km WSW of Inyokern, CAFri, Sep 13, 8:13 AM GMT-8 · 29239 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
16. 3.312km W of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 14, 1:03 AM GMT-8 · 29238 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.936km NNW of Searles Valley, CASat, Sep 14, 9:18 AM GMT-8 · 29238 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
18. 3.04km NE of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 17, 2:35 AM GMT-8 · 29235 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

Before

1. 3.217km E of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 22, 3:16 PM GMT-8 · 29292 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
2. 3.914km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 22, 7:19 AM GMT-8 · 29292 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
3. 3.410km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 21, 2:55 PM GMT-8 · 29293 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.923km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 21, 6:35 AM GMT-8 · 29293 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
5. 3.811km NE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 17, 9:02 PM GMT-8 · 29297 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
6. 3.411km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 17, 8:38 AM GMT-8 · 29297 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
7. 3.212km N of Inyokern, CASat, Jul 13, 4:00 AM GMT-8 · 29301 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
8. 3.67km NW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jul 8, 7:19 PM GMT-8 · 29306 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.639km N of Kernville, CASat, Jul 6, 11:32 PM GMT-8 · 29307 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.818km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 29, 7:41 AM GMT-8 · 29315 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 3.416km NE of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 25, 6:14 PM GMT-8 · 29319 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
12. 3.417km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 25, 12:25 PM GMT-8 · 29319 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359708. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.