California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15km NE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15km NE of Coso Junction, CA on Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13km SE of Bodfish, 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
2021-08-10 18:00:50 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.138° N, 117.830° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.017km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.818km NE of Olancha, CA · 1879 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.515km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.74km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.823km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.952km ENE of Independence, CA · 1873 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1873 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.828km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.325km NNE of Trona, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.722km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.023km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1872 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.920km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.718km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.025km NNE of Trona, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.510km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.918km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.518km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.818km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.725km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 4.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 325
  38. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.813km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.920km E of Little Lake, CA · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.623km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1861 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.723km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1861 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.711km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.113km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 22
  50. 2.420km E of Little Lake, CA · 1859 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.220km E of Little Lake, CA · 1859 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.911km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.721km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.316km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1856 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.011km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.522km NNE of Trona, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.612km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1856 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.722km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.115km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.120km E of Little Lake, CA · 1883 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1883 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.018km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.010km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.69km S of Olancha, CA · 1886 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.69km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1886 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.715km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39769879. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.