California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 61 km NNE of Keeler, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 61 km NNE of Keeler, California on Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 12:55 AM PDT (07:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21km NNE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-04-23 07:55:54 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.957° N, 117.514° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 67.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00805592. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.