M3.2 earthquake 16km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Fri, Apr 10, 1987, 11:40 AM PDT

UTC

1987-04-10 18:40:57 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.742° N, 117.582° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

148°

Stations used

0

• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast127 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast197 kmNNE

After

1. 1.714km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Apr 11, 10:11 PM PDT · 14409 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 12, 9:45 AM PDT · 14408 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.214km S of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 12, 11:31 AM PDT · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.03km E of Kernville, CASun, Apr 12, 3:13 PM PDT · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.314km S of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 13, 6:40 PM PDT · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.33km E of Kernville, CATue, Apr 14, 2:11 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.814km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 14, 2:14 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.33km E of Kernville, CATue, Apr 14, 8:06 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
9. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 14, 8:07 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.714km S of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 14, 8:20 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.028km SE of Trona, CAWed, Apr 15, 1:29 AM PDT · 14406 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.826km NE of Olancha, CAWed, Apr 15, 3:02 AM PDT · 14406 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.53km E of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 15, 6:26 PM PDT · 14405 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.94km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 16, 6:16 AM PDT · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.914km SSW of Olancha, CAThu, Apr 16, 7:44 PM PDT · 14404 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.49km NW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Apr 17, 3:56 AM PDT · 14403 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 19, 11:59 AM PDT · 14401 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 20, 12:49 AM PDT · 14401 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Apr 21, 10:04 AM PDT · 14399 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.914km SSE of Boron, CAWed, Apr 22, 12:51 PM PDT · 14398 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.713km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:23 AM PDT · 14397 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
22. 1.719km NNE of California City, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:37 PM PDT · 14397 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
23. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 24, 7:55 AM PDT · 14396 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
24. 2.018km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 25, 12:14 AM PDT · 14396 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
25. 2.428km SE of Trona, CASat, Apr 25, 12:53 AM PDT · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.820km ESE of Lone Pine, CASat, Apr 25, 7:00 AM PDT · 14395 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
27. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 25, 2:58 PM PDT · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
28. 2.218km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 26, 6:21 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
29. 2.218km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 27, 7:03 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
30. 2.021km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:57 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
31. 1.729km W of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 28, 2:46 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
32. 2.022km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 29, 4:34 AM PDT · 14391 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
33. 2.16km SSE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Apr 30, 6:52 AM PDT · 14390 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
34. 2.318km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 30, 7:10 AM PDT · 14390 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
35. 1.828km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, May 1, 6:13 AM PDT · 14389 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
36. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, May 2, 3:28 AM PDT · 14388 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
37. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CASun, May 3, 12:10 AM PDT · 14388 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
38. 2.03km E of Kernville, CASun, May 3, 5:20 PM PDT · 14387 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
39. 1.927km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, May 4, 1:27 AM PDT · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
40. 2.420km E of Little Lake, CAMon, May 4, 8:21 PM PDT · 14386 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
41. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CATue, May 5, 12:52 AM PDT · 14386 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
42. 2.120km NNE of California City, CATue, May 5, 2:54 PM PDT · 14385 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
43. 2.117km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 7, 10:37 PM PDT · 14383 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
44. 2.317km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 8, 4:41 AM PDT · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
45. 1.811km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, May 9, 10:53 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
46. 1.930km W of Olancha, CASat, May 9, 6:16 PM PDT · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
47. 2.429km W of Olancha, CASun, May 10, 5:58 PM PDT · 14380 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
48. 1.920km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, May 16, 2:13 AM PDT · 14375 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
49. 3.724km NE of Olancha, CAMon, May 18, 8:53 PM PDT · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.820km NNE of California City, CAThu, May 21, 5:14 AM PDT · 14369 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
51. 1.620km NNE of California City, CAThu, May 21, 3:54 PM PDT · 14369 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
52. 2.220km NNE of California City, CASun, May 24, 6:49 AM PDT · 14366 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
53. 1.67km SE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 26, 8:16 PM PDT · 14364 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
54. 2.47km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, May 26, 8:31 PM PDT · 14364 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
55. 1.923km ESE of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 29, 12:22 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
56. 2.18km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 1, 8:11 AM PDT · 14358 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
57. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 1, 10:20 PM PDT · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
58. 2.320km NNE of California City, CAWed, Jun 3, 12:29 PM PDT · 14356 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
59. 2.620km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 4, 4:20 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
60. 1.920km NNE of California City, CAThu, Jun 4, 5:56 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 2.546km NNW of Fort Irwin, CAFri, Apr 10, 7:35 AM PDT · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.518km NE of Trona, CAThu, Apr 9, 7:38 PM PDT · 14411 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.016km NE of Trona, CAThu, Apr 9, 12:27 AM PDT · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.112km SSE of Olancha, CAMon, Apr 6, 11:27 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.218km NNE of Boron, CAMon, Apr 6, 1:19 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
6. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 6, 12:41 PM PDT · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.840km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CASun, Apr 5, 8:12 AM PDT · 14415 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.64km E of Kernville, CASat, Apr 4, 4:28 PM PST · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.220km NNE of California City, CASat, Apr 4, 2:48 PM PST · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.120km NNE of California City, CASat, Apr 4, 4:31 AM PST · 14416 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.910km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 3, 11:04 PM PST · 14417 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.411km NE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 2, 3:41 AM PST · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
13. 1.511km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 2, 3:32 AM PST · 14418 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.93km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 2, 1:26 AM PST · 14419 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.713km SE of Olancha, CAWed, Apr 1, 9:41 PM PST · 14419 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 1, 4:41 PM PST · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.827km SE of Trona, CAWed, Apr 1, 2:53 PM PST · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 1, 10:40 AM PST · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.14km E of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 10:26 PM PST · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
20. 2.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Mar 31, 5:11 PM PST · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci720440 (also filed as usp000342b). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.