California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21km SSW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21km SSW of Ludlow, CA on Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 7:25 PM PDT (02:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3km NNW of Yucca 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
2021-06-27 02:25:19 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.550° N, 116.248° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123km NW of Ludlow, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.620km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.67km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1923 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1922 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.723km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1922 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.620km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.05km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 33
  8. 2.05km N of Running Springs, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.827km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.627km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.813km W of Ludlow, CA · 1916 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.936km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1916 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.55km SSE of Banning, CA · 1915 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.833km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 1915 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.640km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.07km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1914 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.77km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.824km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.737km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.813km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 1912 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.45km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.65km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.123km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.427km NE of Indio, CA · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  26. 1.526km NE of Indio, CA · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.927km NE of Indio, CA · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.13km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.89km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 1908 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.96km E of Calimesa, CA · 1906 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 1905 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.911km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1902 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.612km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1902 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.514km NE of Indio, CA · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.626km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.428km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1895 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.611km NE of Indio, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 8
  39. 2.014km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.823km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 1892 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.511km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1891 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.838km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1889 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.540km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1888 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.51km E of Beaumont, CA · 1887 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.711km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.79km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 1886 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 9
  48. 1.95km N of Beaumont, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.63km S of Mentone, CA · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.86km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.614km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.627km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.828km E of Barstow, CA · 1881 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.76km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1880 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.926km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 3.13km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 44
  59. 2.36km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.819km NNE of Indio, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.420km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1926 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.020km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 9
  3. 1.64km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.64km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 134
  5. 1.64km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.512km N of Big Bear City, CA · 1934 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.612km N of Big Bear City, CA · 1934 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.76km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.610km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1935 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.53km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 1935 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.05km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 1937 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.638km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.510km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 1939 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.523km NNE of Indio, CA · 1948 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.13km W of Calimesa, CA · 1949 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1949 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.37km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.54km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 1950 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.533km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 1950 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.34km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39720607. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.