California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km SE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 11:33 AM PDT (18:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 20km S of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-08-09 18:33:52 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.473° N, 117.957° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
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: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.815km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.017km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.818km NE of Olancha, CA · 1879 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.515km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.74km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.129km E of Big Pine, CA · 1875 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.523 km E of Big Pine, California · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.823km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.952km ENE of Independence, CA · 1873 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.853 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1873 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.828km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.325km NNE of Trona, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.023km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1872 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.718km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.025km NNE of Trona, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.918km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.518km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.818km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.725km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.813km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.658 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.920km E of Little Lake, CA · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.623km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1861 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.723km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1861 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.711km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.420km E of Little Lake, CA · 1859 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.220km E of Little Lake, CA · 1859 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.911km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.721km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.316km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1856 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.011km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.522km NNE of Trona, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.612km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1856 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.524km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 2.115km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.120km E of Little Lake, CA · 1883 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1883 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.018km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.010km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.69km S of Olancha, CA · 1885 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.69km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1886 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.715km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.911km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.27km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1888 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.511km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1891 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.143km E of Independence, CA · 1891 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.717km NNE of Independence, CA · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.817km NNE of Independence, CA · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.816km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39768623. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.