California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20km NNW of Barstow, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20km NNW of Barstow, CA on Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 11:42 AM PDT (18:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 19km E of Ridgecrest, 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
2021-09-24 18:42:53 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.075° N, 117.078° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.419km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 11
  2. 1.86km WNW of Wrightwood, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.815km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.215km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.414km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.612km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.719km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.917km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.214km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.914km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.818km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CA · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.716km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.722km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.518km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 16
  20. 2.321km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1818 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.511km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.616km S of Trona, CA · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.218km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.214km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.517km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.715km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1815 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.613km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.67km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.011km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1809 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.815km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.89km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.721km NNE of Trona, CA · 1804 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.018km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1804 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.720km NNE of Trona, CA · 1804 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.69km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.918km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.512km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1800 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.510km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.521km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.620km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.539km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1795 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1794 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 3.414km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1794 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 19
  53. 1.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1794 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.613km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1792 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1790 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.636km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1786 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.212km NNE of Barstow, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.815km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.612km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.719km S of Trona, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.66km SE of Mojave, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.626km S of Trona, CA · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.520km S of Trona, CA · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.92km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 59
  16. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.54km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37354844. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.