M1.6 earthquake 12km NE of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 3:24 PM PST

UTC

2021-02-26 23:24:44 UTC

Depth

3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.131° N, 117.861° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

55°

Stations used

28

• Inyokern, CaliforniaPopulation 1,099. Forecast54 kmN
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast59 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast130 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast234 kmN

After

1. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 26, 3:24 PM PST · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.420km S of Trona, CAFri, Feb 26, 5:50 PM PST · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Feb 26, 9:23 PM PST · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
4. 3.111km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Feb 27, 12:17 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 17
5. 2.022km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Feb 27, 3:00 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
6. 1.515km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Feb 27, 6:03 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.518km ESE of Lone Pine, CASat, Feb 27, 6:57 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.922km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 27, 1:02 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Feb 27, 1:46 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.720km E of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 27, 6:56 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CASat, Feb 27, 10:03 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.36km ESE of Lone Pine, CASun, Feb 28, 1:22 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.914km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Feb 28, 1:37 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.27km ESE of Lone Pine, CASun, Feb 28, 2:09 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
15. 3.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CASun, Feb 28, 5:46 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 34
16. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Feb 28, 9:48 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.832km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:44 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.915km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Mar 1, 4:14 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
19. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 1, 10:01 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
20. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:49 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
21. 1.920km SW of Olancha, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:52 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
22. 2.720km N of Searles Valley, CAMon, Mar 1, 2:13 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
23. 1.56km ESE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Mar 1, 2:19 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.220km N of Searles Valley, CAMon, Mar 1, 2:21 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
25. 1.823km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 1, 2:33 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
26. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CAMon, Mar 1, 3:36 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
27. 1.523km N of Trona, CAMon, Mar 1, 8:10 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
28. 1.65km NNE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 2, 11:47 AM PST · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
29. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CATue, Mar 2, 12:28 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
30. 1.86km ESE of Lone Pine, CATue, Mar 2, 3:06 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
31. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 2, 7:04 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
32. 1.924km NNE of Trona, CATue, Mar 2, 7:08 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
33. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CATue, Mar 2, 11:29 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
34. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Mar 3, 12:56 AM PST · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
35. 2.06km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Mar 3, 9:21 AM PST · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
36. 1.918km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Mar 3, 1:02 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
37. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 3, 8:54 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
38. 1.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Mar 3, 10:55 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
39. 1.615km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:01 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
40. 3.014km SSW of Olancha, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:32 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
41. 1.723km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 4, 10:30 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
42. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 5:22 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 7
43. 3.319km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 10:33 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 8
44. 2.419km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 10:33 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
45. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 10:35 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
46. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 10:37 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
47. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 10:37 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
48. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 10:45 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
49. 1.77km ESE of Lone Pine, CAFri, Mar 5, 11:12 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
50. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 5, 11:47 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
51. 2.26km ESE of Lone Pine, CASat, Mar 6, 8:29 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
52. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Mar 6, 9:45 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
53. 2.312km WSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Mar 6, 2:32 PM PST · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
54. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 7, 12:26 PM PST · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
55. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Mar 7, 8:15 PM PST · 2036 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
56. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, Mar 8, 6:39 AM PST · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
57. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Mar 8, 11:18 AM PST · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
58. 1.616km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 8, 1:08 PM PST · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
59. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Mar 8, 2:36 PM PST · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
60. 1.534 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaMon, Mar 8, 9:33 PM PST · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.415km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Feb 26, 10:05 AM PST · 2045 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
2. 1.924km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 26, 5:55 AM PST · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CAFri, Feb 26, 3:15 AM PST · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
4. 1.611km E of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Feb 26, 12:21 AM PST · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
5. 1.624km N of Trona, CAThu, Feb 25, 10:31 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.624km N of Trona, CAThu, Feb 25, 10:01 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.621km SW of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 25, 9:28 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
8. 2.524km N of Trona, CAThu, Feb 25, 5:58 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.123km NNE of Trona, CAThu, Feb 25, 4:58 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CAThu, Feb 25, 11:54 AM PST · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.617km ESE of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 25, 11:10 AM PST · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
12. 1.918km ESE of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 25, 11:08 AM PST · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 24, 8:40 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
14. 1.915km SSW of Olancha, CAWed, Feb 24, 6:20 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.915km SSW of Olancha, CAWed, Feb 24, 5:28 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.513km WSW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Feb 24, 2:26 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Feb 24, 4:00 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
18. 2.120km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 23, 10:22 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.912km SSW of Searles Valley, CATue, Feb 23, 5:57 AM PST · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.814km NE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 23, 2:37 AM PST · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39803384. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.