California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 34km N of Searles Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34km N of Searles Valley, CA on Thu, May 28, 2020, 11:47 PM PDT (06:47 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 18km SSE of Lone Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-05-29 06:47:57 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.069° N, 117.417° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
28

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 183 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623km S of Trona, CA · 2317 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.718km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2317 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.815km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.113km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2316 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.314km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2316 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.415km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.922km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.011km N of Coso Junction, CA · 2315 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.815km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2315 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.315km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.522km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2314 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2314 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CA · 2314 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.911km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2314 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.318km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.516km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2313 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.617km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.917km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.112km SE of Independence, CA · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.716km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.412km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2313 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.521km S of Trona, CA · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.940km NNW of Barstow, CA · 2313 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 260
  28. 1.540km NNW of Barstow, CA · 2312 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.016km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2312 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 3.112km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2312 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.512km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2312 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.212km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2312 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.412km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2312 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 11
  35. 1.811km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2312 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.012km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2312 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.112km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2312 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 5.517km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 10,014 · tsunami flag
  39. 2.718km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.514km SSW of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.316km SSW of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.217km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.318km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.019km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.016km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.018km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.918km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2312 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.615km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2312 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.016km SSW of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.918km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.717km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 7
  52. 2.614km SSW of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.018km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.615km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.814km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.917km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.816km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2312 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.515km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.516km SSW of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.917km S of Trona, CA · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.921km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2318 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.911km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.07km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.511km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 2319 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.87km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2319 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.619km S of Trona, CA · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.613km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.93 km N of Lone Pine, California · 2320 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.314km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.517km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2320 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2320 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2320 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.323km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.913km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2321 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.96km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 2321 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.88km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2321 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39221663. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC.