M1.6 earthquake 18km S of Trona, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, May 17, 2020, 7:31 AM PDT

UTC

2020-05-17 14:31:15 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.601° N, 117.402° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

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

114°

Stations used

35

• Searles Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast18 kmS
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast24 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast119 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast189 kmNNE

After

1. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CASun, May 17, 2:20 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 17, 4:02 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
3. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASun, May 17, 5:46 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.415km S of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 18, 7:28 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.622km N of Trona, CAMon, May 18, 7:31 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.522km E of Little Lake, CAMon, May 18, 9:44 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
7. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 18, 10:05 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 18, 10:50 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.015km NE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 18, 11:05 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 18, 11:28 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.110km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 18, 12:00 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.318km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 18, 1:23 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.723km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 18, 3:29 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 18, 4:15 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.69km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 19, 7:59 AM PDT · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.521km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 19, 10:59 PM PDT · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.520km N of Searles Valley, CATue, May 19, 11:26 PM PDT · 2329 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
18. 2.427km ESE of Boron, CAWed, May 20, 4:32 AM PDT · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.326km ESE of Boron, CAWed, May 20, 4:32 AM PDT · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
20. 3.611km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 20, 9:40 AM PDT · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 69
21. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 20, 11:25 AM PDT · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
22. 1.66km E of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 20, 12:25 PM PDT · 2329 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.621km WNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 20, 7:20 PM PDT · 2328 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
24. 1.613km SSW of Trona, CAThu, May 21, 6:23 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
25. 2.221km E of Little Lake, CAThu, May 21, 7:16 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
26. 2.116km SSW of Olancha, CAThu, May 21, 11:10 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.615km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, May 21, 4:32 PM PDT · 2327 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
28. 1.911km SW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 21, 4:36 PM PDT · 2327 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
29. 1.812km N of Coso Junction, CAThu, May 21, 6:25 PM PDT · 2327 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
30. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 21, 7:40 PM PDT · 2327 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
31. 1.623km SSW of Trona, CAFri, May 22, 1:26 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
32. 1.816km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 22, 2:24 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
33. 1.58km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, May 22, 3:17 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
34. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 22, 8:01 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
35. 1.616km S of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 22, 12:11 PM PDT · 2327 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
36. 1.721km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 22, 1:47 PM PDT · 2327 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
37. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 22, 2:55 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
38. 1.713km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, May 23, 12:06 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
39. 1.523km N of California City, CASat, May 23, 5:08 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
40. 1.610km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, May 23, 6:07 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
41. 1.819km S of Searles Valley, CASun, May 24, 12:53 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
42. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 24, 4:11 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
43. 3.519km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 24, 4:30 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 11
44. 2.519km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 24, 4:31 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
45. 1.518km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 24, 5:11 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
46. 3.819km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 24, 5:55 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 108
47. 1.718km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 24, 6:06 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
48. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 24, 7:01 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
49. 1.714km WSW of Searles Valley, CASun, May 24, 2:21 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 24, 3:23 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
51. 2.110km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, May 24, 4:25 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
52. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 24, 11:36 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
53. 1.88km WNW of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 25, 1:17 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
54. 1.96km NNW of Little Lake, CAMon, May 25, 1:47 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
55. 1.913km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 25, 5:45 PM PDT · 2323 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.323km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 26, 12:14 AM PDT · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
57. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, May 26, 4:04 AM PDT · 2323 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
58. 1.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 26, 8:11 AM PDT · 2323 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
59. 1.517km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 26, 10:27 AM PDT · 2323 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
60. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 26, 12:00 PM PDT · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 194.

Before

1. 3.121km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 17, 6:49 AM PDT · 2332 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
2. 1.912km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 17, 3:49 AM PDT · 2332 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, May 17, 3:36 AM PDT · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
4. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, May 17, 3:12 AM PDT · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.912km N of Coso Junction, CASun, May 17, 1:33 AM PDT · 2332 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.910km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 17, 1:03 AM PDT · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.122km N of Trona, CASun, May 17, 12:47 AM PDT · 2332 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
8. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CASat, May 16, 8:24 PM PDT · 2332 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, May 16, 5:29 PM PDT · 2332 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CASat, May 16, 12:07 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
11. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 16, 10:27 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.412km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 16, 10:27 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.910km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 16, 8:27 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.819km E of Ridgecrest, CASat, May 16, 6:04 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
15. 1.928km N of Trona, CASat, May 16, 4:54 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
16. 3.122km N of Trona, CAFri, May 15, 8:31 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.812km N of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 15, 7:55 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.422km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 15, 7:13 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
19. 3.412km N of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 15, 6:46 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
20. 1.917km S of Trona, CAFri, May 15, 5:24 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39204751. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.