California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17km SE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 6:12 AM PST (14:12 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 8km ESE of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-12-21 14:12:04 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.464° N, 117.962° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.59km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.99km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1746 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.612km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1746 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.711km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.311km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.69km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 1745 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.211km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1745 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.211km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1744 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1744 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.99km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1744 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.411km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1744 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.711km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1744 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1744 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.323km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.611km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1742 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1742 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.915km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.512km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.99km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.817km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1739 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.511km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1738 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.120km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.919km SW of Big Pine, CA · 1736 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.811 km N of Independence, California · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 1735 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.87km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1734 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.05km NE of Olancha, CA · 1733 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1733 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.517km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.85km NE of Big Pine, CA · 1733 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 4.88km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 526
  49. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 9
  50. 2.212km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1732 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1731 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.68km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.77km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 3.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.010km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.89km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 1.94km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1750 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.68km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 1750 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.711km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.111km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.839km WSW of Olancha, CA · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.89km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1751 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.618km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1752 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.57km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.312km S of Olancha, CA · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.712km S of Olancha, CA · 1757 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.520km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 1758 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.660km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1759 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.011km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.020km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.923km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1762 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.714km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40132944. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.