M1.8 earthquake 5km SSE of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 4:27 PM PDT

UTC

2021-04-15 23:27:45 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.005° N, 117.922° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

36°

Stations used

32

• Inyokern, CaliforniaPopulation 1,099. Forecast41 kmNNW
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast48 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast122 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast219 kmN

After

1. 2.315km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 15, 5:03 PM PDT · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.913km SE of Olancha, CAFri, Apr 16, 10:06 AM PDT · 1997 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CAFri, Apr 16, 9:37 PM PDT · 1996 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.627km N of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 16, 10:36 PM PDT · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
5. 2.414km NE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Apr 19, 10:33 AM PDT · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.716km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 19, 11:07 PM PDT · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 20, 10:10 PM PDT · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.916km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 21, 4:27 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
9. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Apr 21, 4:35 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
10. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Apr 21, 7:52 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.724km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 21, 3:31 PM PDT · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 23, 11:03 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.514km WSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 23, 11:12 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 24, 4:19 AM PDT · 1989 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.15km SSE of Coso Junction, CASat, Apr 24, 8:07 AM PDT · 1989 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.612km SSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 24, 6:58 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.019km NE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 24, 7:17 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.714km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Apr 24, 11:29 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
19. 1.713km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 25, 8:40 AM PDT · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
20. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 25, 1:29 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
21. 1.927km N of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 25, 10:10 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
22. 2.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Apr 26, 1:20 AM PDT · 1987 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
23. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 26, 4:27 AM PDT · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
24. 2.46km ESE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 26, 2:40 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
25. 2.119km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 26, 5:42 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.023km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 27, 2:19 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
27. 1.720km S of Trona, CATue, Apr 27, 9:10 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 28, 5:13 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
29. 1.519km E of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 28, 7:27 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
30. 3.113km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 29, 10:12 AM PDT · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
31. 1.815km SW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 29, 3:29 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
32. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 29, 8:04 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
33. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Apr 30, 1:18 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
34. 1.510km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Apr 30, 5:00 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
35. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 30, 12:40 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
36. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 30, 5:29 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
37. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, May 1, 8:00 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
38. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 1, 9:07 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
39. 1.613km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 1, 1:19 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
40. 1.720km E of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 1:35 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
41. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, May 2, 4:55 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
42. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 7:44 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
43. 2.321km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 3, 9:36 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 3, 12:59 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
45. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, May 3, 3:28 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
46. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 6:41 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
47. 1.812km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 7:05 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
48. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CATue, May 4, 5:25 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
49. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 4, 7:15 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
50. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CATue, May 4, 7:43 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
51. 2.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 2:55 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8
52. 2.17km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
53. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
54. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 6:58 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
55. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, May 5, 5:35 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
56. 1.823km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 7:09 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
57. 2.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 10:32 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
58. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 6, 1:04 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
59. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 2:31 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
60. 1.614km S of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 4:09 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 2.636km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Apr 15, 4:16 PM PDT · 1998 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
2. 1.95km SSE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 15, 3:47 PM PDT · 1998 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 15, 2:06 PM PDT · 1998 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
4. 3.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 15, 11:05 AM PDT · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
5. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CAThu, Apr 15, 10:27 AM PDT · 1998 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.915km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 15, 8:02 AM PDT · 1998 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.116km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 15, 8:01 AM PDT · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 14, 6:26 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
9. 1.627km E of Coso Junction, CAWed, Apr 14, 12:58 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
10. 1.619km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 14, 5:08 AM PDT · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.219km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 14, 5:08 AM PDT · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 13, 5:55 PM PDT · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
13. 1.823km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 13, 3:20 PM PDT · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, Apr 13, 2:12 PM PDT · 2000 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.816km E of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 13, 12:08 AM PDT · 2000 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.214km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 12, 3:32 AM PDT · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 11, 6:57 PM PDT · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
18. 1.614km SE of Olancha, CASun, Apr 11, 9:31 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.523km NNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Apr 11, 7:56 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.514km SE of Olancha, CASun, Apr 11, 3:21 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39851608. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.