California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km E of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km E of Coso Junction, CA on Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 9:35 AM PST (17:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21km N of Searles Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-01-31 17:35:29 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.056° N, 117.856° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2436 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.77 km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2436 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.816km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2436 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.024km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.712km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2436 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.79km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2436 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.537km E of Three Rivers, CA · 2436 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.115km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.420km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.314km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2435 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.512km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2435 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2435 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.214km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2435 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.715km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.619km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2434 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.723 km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2434 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.013 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2434 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.523 km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2434 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.416km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.912 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2433 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.816km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2433 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.713 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.620 km E of Little Lake, CA · 2433 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.717 km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2433 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.715 km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2433 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.626km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2432 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.720km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2432 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2432 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2432 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.117km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.523 km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2431 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.914 km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2431 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.09 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.913 km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.915km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2431 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.515km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2431 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 3.010km SSW of Trona, CA · 2430 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 14
  41. 1.616 km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2430 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.513 km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2430 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.418km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2430 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.011 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2430 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2429 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.514km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.614km N of Lone Pine, CA · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.921km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2429 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.926km S of Trona, CA · 2428 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.021 km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2428 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.220 km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2428 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.814km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2428 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.723 km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2428 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.326km S of Trona, CA · 2428 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.713km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2428 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.516km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2428 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.512km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2428 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.617km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2428 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.814km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2428 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.826km NE of Johannesburg, CA · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.814km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2437 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2437 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.724km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2437 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.82 km S of Lone Pine, CA · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.72km SSW of Lone Pine, CA · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.314 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.322 km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.725km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 2438 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.723km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2438 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.612 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2438 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.923 km E of Little Lake, CA · 2438 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.023 km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.524 km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.514 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.619 km S of Trona, CA · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2439 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.616km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39288024. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.