M2.3 earthquake 15km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Apr 1, 2020, 8:43 AM PDT

UTC

2020-04-01 15:43:54 UTC

Depth

9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.574° N, 117.522° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

57°

Stations used

42

• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast15 kmESE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast112 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast182 kmNNE

After

1. 1.719km S of Searles Valley, CAWed, Apr 1, 10:45 AM PDT · 2377 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 1, 11:02 AM PDT · 2377 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.48km WNW of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 1, 1:48 PM PDT · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.715km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Apr 1, 3:47 PM PDT · 2377 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.421km WNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Apr 1, 9:01 PM PDT · 2376 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.620km WNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Apr 1, 9:01 PM PDT · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 1, 10:40 PM PDT · 2376 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.715km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 2, 4:45 AM PDT · 2376 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.114km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 2, 6:07 AM PDT · 2376 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
10. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 2, 10:02 AM PDT · 2376 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
11. 1.716km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 2, 10:16 AM PDT · 2376 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 2, 11:20 AM PDT · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.922km NNE of Barstow, CAThu, Apr 2, 12:17 PM PDT · 2376 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.812km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 2, 4:49 PM PDT · 2376 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.712km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Apr 3, 5:44 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 3, 1:00 PM PDT · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.915km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 3, 2:01 PM PDT · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.817 km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 3, 9:19 PM PDT · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
19. 1.618km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 4, 2:30 AM PDT · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.812km NNE of Coso Junction, CASat, Apr 4, 6:33 AM PDT · 2374 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.611km SSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 4, 9:42 AM PDT · 2374 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
22. 1.611km N of Coso Junction, CASat, Apr 4, 10:44 AM PDT · 2374 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
23. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Apr 4, 2:58 PM PDT · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
24. 2.420km E of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 4, 3:54 PM PDT · 2374 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
25. 1.822km E of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 4, 4:11 PM PDT · 2374 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
26. 2.320km E of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 4, 4:21 PM PDT · 2374 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
27. 1.610km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Apr 4, 8:49 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
28. 2.429km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 1:21 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
29. 2.729km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 3:23 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
30. 2.020km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 5, 7:01 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
31. 1.820km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Apr 5, 7:49 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
32. 1.946 km W of Shoshone, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 9:05 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.922km S of Trona, CASun, Apr 5, 9:06 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
34. 1.522 km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 5, 11:14 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
35. 2.229km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 1:15 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
36. 1.711km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 5, 2:01 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
37. 1.829km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 4:41 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
38. 2.229km NNW of California City, CASun, Apr 5, 4:54 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
39. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, Apr 6, 2:19 AM PDT · 2372 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
40. 2.05 km N of Olancha, CAMon, Apr 6, 4:47 AM PDT · 2372 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.529km NNW of California City, CAMon, Apr 6, 9:41 AM PDT · 2372 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
42. 3.014km SW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Apr 6, 11:10 AM PDT · 2372 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 8
43. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Apr 6, 1:50 PM PDT · 2372 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
44. 2.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Apr 7, 1:27 AM PDT · 2371 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
45. 1.817km SSW of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 7, 8:21 AM PDT · 2371 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
46. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 7, 9:02 AM PDT · 2371 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
47. 3.022km N of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 7, 1:16 PM PDT · 2371 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
48. 1.640km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Apr 7, 1:20 PM PDT · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
49. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 7, 2:33 PM PDT · 2371 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
50. 2.224km E of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 7, 8:31 PM PDT · 2370 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
51. 1.611km NNE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:04 AM PDT · 2370 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
52. 1.729 km NNW of California City, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:37 PM PDT · 2369 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
53. 2.529 km NNW of California City, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:37 PM PDT · 2369 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
54. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 9, 7:27 AM PDT · 2369 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
55. 2.215km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 9, 9:55 PM PDT · 2368 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
56. 1.722km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 10, 12:58 AM PDT · 2368 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
57. 1.716km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 10, 2:23 AM PDT · 2368 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
58. 1.511km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 10, 8:31 AM PDT · 2368 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
59. 1.69km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Apr 10, 3:31 PM PDT · 2368 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
60. 1.610km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Apr 10, 4:04 PM PDT · 2368 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 2.018km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 1, 4:55 AM PDT · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.917km E of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 31, 11:26 PM PDT · 2377 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.310km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 31, 6:29 PM PDT · 2377 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, Mar 31, 5:53 PM PDT · 2378 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.722km N of Searles Valley, CATue, Mar 31, 2:37 PM PDT · 2378 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.09km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 31, 11:14 AM PDT · 2378 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 31, 7:14 AM PDT · 2378 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.17km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 31, 4:17 AM PDT · 2378 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
9. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Mar 31, 3:06 AM PDT · 2378 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.732km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 30, 5:56 PM PDT · 2379 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.921km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 29, 7:02 PM PDT · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CASun, Mar 29, 5:57 AM PDT · 2380 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.517km WSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Mar 28, 8:46 PM PDT · 2380 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
14. 1.812km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 28, 6:25 PM PDT · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Mar 28, 3:09 PM PDT · 2381 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
16. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 27, 10:01 PM PDT · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.78km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 27, 4:31 PM PDT · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.324km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 27, 1:48 PM PDT · 2382 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.611km S of Olancha, CAFri, Mar 27, 11:01 AM PDT · 2382 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.911km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Mar 27, 10:47 AM PDT · 2382 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39123783. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.