California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA on Fri, Nov 6, 2020, 7:23 PM PST (03:23 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17km ESE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-11-07 03:23:12 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.649° N, 117.545° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2156 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.712km NE of Inyokern, CA · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.68km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2155 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.112km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2155 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.718km N of Olancha, CA · 2155 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2155 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.121km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 2153 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.821km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 2153 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2153 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.816km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2152 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.019km SSW of Trona, CA · 2151 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.912km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2151 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.121km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 2150 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.910km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2150 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2150 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.110km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2150 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.612km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2150 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.314km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2150 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.312km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2150 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.615km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2149 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.014km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2147 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.812km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2147 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2147 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.818km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.517km S of Trona, CA · 2147 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.518km S of Trona, CA · 2146 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  30. 3.617km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2146 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 12
  31. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2146 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.520km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2146 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2146 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2146 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.611km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2146 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.531 km ENE of Searles Valley, California · 2146 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2146 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.619km S of Trona, CA · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.610km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2145 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.815km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.514km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.914km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.621km S of Bodfish, CA · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.016km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2145 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.118km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2145 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.824km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2144 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2144 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2144 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.618km N of Olancha, CA · 2144 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.615km NE of Little Lake, CA · 2143 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2142 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2142 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.512km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2141 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.819km S of Trona, CA · 2141 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2141 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.319km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2140 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.811km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2140 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2140 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.912km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2140 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.613km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.921km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2156 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2157 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.615km S of Trona, CA · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.812km NE of Inyokern, CA · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.517km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.528km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2157 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.712km NE of Inyokern, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.018km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2157 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.515km NE of Little Lake, CA · 2157 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.616km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2157 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.510km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2158 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.717km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2159 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.034km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2160 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2161 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39459607. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.