California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16km E of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16km E of Coso Junction, CA on Wed, Jun 16, 2021, 10:56 AM PDT (17:56 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-16 17:56:15 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.034° N, 117.775° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.621km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1936 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.020km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.220km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.620km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1935 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.711km N of Coso Junction, CA · 1934 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.714km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1934 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.624km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1934 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.09km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.511km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.911km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.111km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.720km NE of Kernville, CA · 1933 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.517km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1933 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.812km SW of Olancha, CA · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.120km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.220 km WNW of Searles Valley, California · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.520km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.811km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1932 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1932 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.125km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.825km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.825km S of Trona, CA · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.716km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1930 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.116km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1930 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.813km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.623km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.820km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1928 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1928 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.819km E of Little Lake, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.116km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.116km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1925 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.512km SE of Olancha, CA · 1924 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.912km SE of Olancha, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.912km SE of Olancha, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.512km SE of Olancha, CA · 1923 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.120km E of Little Lake, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.37km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 5
  43. 3.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
  44. 2.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.819km E of Little Lake, CA · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.29km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 3.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 60
  50. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 3.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 49
  54. 2.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 6
  55. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.717km S of Trona, CA · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.015km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.49km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 2.616km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1936 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.421km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1936 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 9
  3. 2.416km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1936 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1936 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.022km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1936 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.116km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1937 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.912km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.513km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.619km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1939 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1939 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.626km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 1941 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.216km N of Olancha, CA · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.122km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1941 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.515km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.617km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39709023. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.