California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km NNW of Barstow, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km NNW of Barstow, CA on Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 4:41 AM PDT (11:41 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-29 11:41:41 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.075° N, 117.075° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 12
  3. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.620km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.05km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 33
  6. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.05km N of Running Springs, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.110km N of Mojave, CA · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.813km W of Ludlow, CA · 1916 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.936km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1916 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 49
  13. 2.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  14. 1.833km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 1915 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.640km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1915 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.77km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.824km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.737km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.717km S of Trona, CA · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.815km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.618km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.45km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.115km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.415km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.711km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.65km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.123km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.615km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1908 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.816km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.532km ENE of Johannesburg, CA · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.015km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.99km SSW of Trona, CA · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.618km W of Johannesburg, CA · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.115km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.414km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.59km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1899 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.912km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.819km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.515km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.617km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.428km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1895 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.913km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.823km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 1892 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1891 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.918km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.838km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.27km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1889 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.733km SW of Tecopa, CA · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.540km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1888 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.123km NW of Ludlow, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.621km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.420km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1927 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.020km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 9
  6. 2.82km E of Wrightwood, CA · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 17
  7. 1.813km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.825km S of Trona, CA · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.520km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.220 km WNW of Searles Valley, California · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.120km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.64km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.512km N of Big Bear City, CA · 1934 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.612km N of Big Bear City, CA · 1934 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  15. 1.76km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.610km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1935 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.53km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 1935 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1936 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39722919. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.