M1.5 earthquake 10km NNE of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 5:00 AM PDT

UTC

2021-04-30 12:00:10 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.134° N, 117.910° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

60°

Stations used

22

• Lone Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 2,035. Forecast54 kmSSE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast61 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast126 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast233 kmN

After

1. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 30, 12:40 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 30, 5:29 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, May 1, 8:00 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 1, 9:07 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.613km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 1, 1:19 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.720km E of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 1:35 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, May 2, 4:55 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 7:44 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.321km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 3, 9:36 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 3, 12:59 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, May 3, 3:28 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
12. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 6:41 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.812km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 7:05 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
14. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CATue, May 4, 5:25 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
15. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 4, 7:15 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CATue, May 4, 7:43 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 2:55 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 8
18. 2.17km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 6:58 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
21. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, May 5, 5:35 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.823km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 7:09 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
23. 2.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 10:32 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
24. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 6, 1:04 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 2:31 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
26. 1.614km S of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 4:09 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
27. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 7, 10:44 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.136km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, May 7, 11:13 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
29. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:10 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
30. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:11 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
31. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:14 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
32. 1.721km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:48 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
33. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 8, 2:31 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
34. 2.212km NE of Little Lake, CASat, May 8, 7:04 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
35. 1.516km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 9, 10:58 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
36. 1.713km S of Searles Valley, CASun, May 9, 10:17 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
37. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 10, 2:04 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
38. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 10, 7:12 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
39. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 10, 8:00 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
40. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 11, 12:11 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
41. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 11, 9:08 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
42. 1.69km SE of Olancha, CATue, May 11, 10:40 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
43. 1.916km S of Trona, CATue, May 11, 5:04 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
44. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 10
45. 1.816km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 3:39 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
46. 2.115km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 8:52 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.418km E of Little Lake, CAWed, May 12, 3:20 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
48. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 13, 7:26 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 4:40 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
50. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 5:54 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
51. 1.523km NNW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 14, 2:02 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
52. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, May 14, 7:04 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
53. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 14, 8:55 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
54. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CASat, May 15, 2:08 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
55. 1.56km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, May 15, 4:28 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
56. 2.520km S of Trona, CASat, May 15, 4:04 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
57. 2.120km S of Trona, CASat, May 15, 4:13 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
58. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CASun, May 16, 6:57 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
59. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 16, 7:17 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
60. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, CASun, May 16, 8:44 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Apr 30, 1:18 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 29, 8:04 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.815km SW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 29, 3:29 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
4. 3.113km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 29, 10:12 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 9
5. 1.519km E of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 28, 7:27 AM PDT · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 28, 5:13 AM PDT · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.720km S of Trona, CATue, Apr 27, 9:10 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.023km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 27, 2:19 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.119km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 26, 5:42 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.46km ESE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 26, 2:40 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 26, 4:27 AM PDT · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Apr 26, 1:20 AM PDT · 1986 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
13. 1.927km N of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 25, 10:10 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
14. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 25, 1:29 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.713km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 25, 8:40 AM PDT · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.714km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Apr 24, 11:29 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.019km NE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 24, 7:17 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.612km SSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 24, 6:58 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.151 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 5:48 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.15km SSE of Coso Junction, CASat, Apr 24, 8:07 AM PDT · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39636271. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.