M2.5 earthquake 27km WSW of Baker, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 27km WSW of Baker, CA on Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 1:30 PM PST (21:30 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.53	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.143 · 113 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.048 · 58 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39575255 (also filed as us7000dh7d). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.