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M1.8 earthquake 16km NNE of Barstow, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16km NNE of Barstow, CA on Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 7:36 AM PST (15:36 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 14km ENE 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
2021-12-21 15:36:13 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.036° N, 116.974° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62km W of Devore, CA · 1748 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.43km ENE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1747 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 22
  3. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.311km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.717km S of Trona, CA · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.014km SSW of Trona, CA · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1745 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.910km S of Big Bear City, CA · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.915km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.512km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.18km N of Big Bear City, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.617km S of Trona, CA · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.817km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.64km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.014km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.212km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1733 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.914km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1732 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.218km S of Trona, CA · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.89km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.712km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.214km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.819km S of Trona, CA · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.511km E of Big Bear City, CA · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.527km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1719 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  33. 1.826km NE of Johannesburg, CA · 1719 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.814km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1715 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.718km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.314km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1711 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.913km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.514km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1711 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.913km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1710 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.022km S of Trona, CA · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.515km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1709 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.621km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1707 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.512km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.518km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.035km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.514km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.540km ENE of Trona, CA · 1705 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.023km NNE of Barstow, CA · 1701 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.919km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.118km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1701 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1700 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.810km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1700 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.815km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1700 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.018km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1695 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.040km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.57km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.936km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.011km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.013km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1765 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.636km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1767 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.714km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.740km E of Johannesburg, CA · 1769 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.522km S of Trona, CA · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  16. 3.215km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 20
  17. 2.69km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.622km NNE of Barstow, CA · 1775 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.840km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.28km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40133016. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.