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

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Sat, Oct 30, 2021, 12:50 AM PDT (07:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14km SSW of Searles Valley, 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
2021-10-30 07:50:54 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.475° N, 117.965° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1800 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1799 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.810km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.210km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.221km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.510km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.521km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.913km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1796 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1794 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.414km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1794 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 19
  17. 1.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1794 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.612km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1793 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.640km NE of Independence, CA · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.311km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1792 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1790 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.217km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.120km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.824km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CA · 1789 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.713km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1788 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.514km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.85km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 1786 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1786 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.512km S of Olancha, CA · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.117km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CA · 1783 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1783 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.48km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.18km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1782 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.114km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1782 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.65km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.319km E of Lone Pine, CA · 1781 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.630km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1781 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.421km E of Little Lake, CA · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1780 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.715km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.714km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.96km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 1778 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.715km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 3.011km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  58. 1.814km ESE of Porterville, CA · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.613km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1773 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.513km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1773 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 1.69km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.513km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.813km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1800 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.113km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.513km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.013km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.916km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.812km S of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.720km NNE of Trona, CA · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.721km NNE of Trona, CA · 1804 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.715km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1804 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1805 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.633km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1805 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.815km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.918km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39844615. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.