California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24km SSW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24km SSW of Ludlow, CA on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 6:00 AM PDT (13:00 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-07-08 13:00:03 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.534° N, 116.284° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1913 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.813km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 1913 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.45km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.65km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.123km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.427km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.526km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.927km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.13km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.89km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 1909 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.96km E of Calimesa, CA · 1907 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 1905 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.911km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.612km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1903 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.514km NE of Indio, CA · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.626km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.428km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1896 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.611km NE of Indio, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 8
  21. 2.014km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.823km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 1892 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.511km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1892 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.838km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1889 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.540km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1889 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.51km E of Beaumont, CA · 1888 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.711km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.79km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 1887 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
  30. 1.95km N of Beaumont, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.63km S of Mentone, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.76km S of Calimesa, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.86km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.614km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1883 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.627km NE of Indio, CA · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.828km E of Barstow, CA · 1882 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.76km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1881 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.926km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 3.13km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 44
  42. 2.36km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 1875 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.819km NNE of Indio, CA · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.619km NNE of Indio, CA · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.817km S of Big Bear City, CA · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.09km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.525km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1869 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.34km NE of Beaumont, CA · 1866 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.813km W of Ludlow, CA · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.116km NE of Indio, CA · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.75km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 1858 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.914km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1858 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.827km NE of Indio, CA · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.67km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.97km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.64km WNW of Idyllwild, CA · 1857 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.74km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 1855 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.03km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.77km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.07km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1915 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.640km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1915 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.833km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 1916 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.55km SSE of Banning, CA · 1916 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.936km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1917 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.813km W of Ludlow, CA · 1917 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.627km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.827km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.05km N of Running Springs, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.05km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 33
  12. 1.620km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.723km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1923 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.67km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1923 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.620km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.123km NW of Ludlow, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.621km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.420km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1927 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.020km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39732647. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.