California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16km SE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Sun, May 9, 2021, 10:58 AM PDT (17:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24km NNE of Trona, 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
2021-05-09 17:58:31 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.473° N, 117.959° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.851 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1971 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.69km SE of Olancha, CA · 1971 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.816km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.115km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.418km E of Little Lake, CA · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.523km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CA · 1968 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CA · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.56km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.053 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 1967 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1966 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.012km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.636km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.410km WSW of Lone Pine, CA · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.624km NNE of Trona, CA · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 14
  28. 1.624km NNE of Trona, CA · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.724km NNE of Trona, CA · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.124km NNE of Trona, CA · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.024km NNE of Trona, CA · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.826km NNE of Trona, CA · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.825km NNE of Trona, CA · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  36. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CA · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.118km E of Little Lake, CA · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.534km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.936km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.721km E of Little Lake, CA · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.521km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.924km N of Trona, CA · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.18km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.518km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1958 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.635km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.636km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.810km S of Olancha, CA · 1956 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.311km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1956 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.923km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.911km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.061 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.212km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1973 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.721km SW of Olancha, CA · 1974 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CA · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CA · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CA · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.136km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1975 days ago · -2 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.823km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1977 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.17km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 8
  16. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CA · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1977 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CA · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.812km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39646007. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.