M1.6 earthquake 12km W of Ludlow, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 2:08 PM PST

UTC

2021-03-03 22:08:15 UTC

Depth

2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.703° N, 116.294° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

13

• Yermo, CaliforniaPopulation 623. Forecast53 kmESE
• Yucca Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 21,600. Forecast67 kmN
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast93 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast193 kmENE

After

1. 2.110km NNE of Running Springs, CAFri, Mar 5, 7:01 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.527km WSW of Baker, CAMon, Mar 8, 1:30 PM PST · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.926km NW of Ludlow, CATue, Mar 9, 4:02 AM PST · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.412km N of Banning, CATue, Mar 9, 4:42 AM PST · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.614km E of Yucaipa, CAFri, Mar 12, 4:53 PM PST · 2032 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.011km NNE of Running Springs, CAFri, Mar 12, 8:52 PM PST · 2032 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.639km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Mar 15, 8:02 AM PDT · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.518km N of Indio, CAThu, Mar 18, 8:11 PM PDT · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.99km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Mar 24, 11:55 AM PDT · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.510km E of Cabazon, CAFri, Mar 26, 11:52 AM PDT · 2019 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.616km N of Amboy, CASat, Mar 27, 2:23 AM PDT · 2018 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.834km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Mar 31, 2:54 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.712km N of Banning, CAWed, Mar 31, 6:03 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.812km N of Banning, CAWed, Mar 31, 6:04 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.712km N of Banning, CAWed, Mar 31, 6:42 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.812km N of Banning, CAWed, Mar 31, 8:12 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.712km N of Banning, CAWed, Mar 31, 1:13 PM PDT · 2013 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.712km N of Banning, CAWed, Mar 31, 1:13 PM PDT · 2013 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.27km N of Lake Arrowhead, CAFri, Apr 2, 4:54 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.115km NE of Barstow, CASat, Apr 3, 3:20 PM PDT · 2010 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
21. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CASat, Apr 3, 7:41 PM PDT · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
22. 2.07km E of Cabazon, CATue, Apr 6, 11:46 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.720km SSW of Ludlow, CAWed, Apr 7, 7:58 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
24. 2.422km NNE of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 7, 11:20 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
25. 2.922km NNE of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 7, 1:41 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
26. 1.84km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Apr 7, 2:22 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
27. 1.74km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Apr 7, 2:33 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.810km NNE of Running Springs, CAWed, Apr 7, 3:08 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.68km E of Cabazon, CAWed, Apr 7, 4:52 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Apr 7, 6:08 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
31. 1.67km NE of Banning, CAThu, Apr 8, 1:05 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
32. 3.12km N of Cabazon, CAThu, Apr 8, 5:33 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 68
33. 3.04km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Apr 9, 8:57 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 94
34. 1.54km NNW of Yucca Valley, CASat, Apr 10, 12:46 AM PDT · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
35. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Apr 11, 5:48 PM PDT · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
36. 1.613km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASun, Apr 11, 6:30 PM PDT · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
37. 1.78km ESE of Big Bear City, CASat, Apr 17, 3:34 AM PDT · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
38. 1.618km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Apr 19, 12:49 PM PDT · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
39. 1.713km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Apr 22, 2:22 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
40. 3.023km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAThu, Apr 22, 11:51 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
41. 2.123km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAFri, Apr 23, 2:30 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
42. 1.915km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Apr 23, 6:49 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
43. 1.915km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Apr 23, 6:53 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
44. 2.14km NE of Running Springs, CASun, Apr 25, 7:25 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
45. 1.59km N of Banning, CATue, Apr 27, 11:41 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
46. 2.210km NW of Fort Irwin, CAThu, Apr 29, 12:44 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
47. 1.56km SW of Barstow, CAThu, Apr 29, 11:54 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
48. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 1, 3:10 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

Before

1. 2.110km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Mar 2, 3:02 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.722km NNE of Barstow, CATue, Mar 2, 7:07 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
3. 2.28km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Mar 1, 10:14 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
4. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CAMon, Mar 1, 7:18 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Feb 28, 1:50 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
6. 2.99km N of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Feb 28, 12:12 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 22
7. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Feb 27, 2:05 PM PST · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.79km N of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Feb 27, 11:50 AM PST · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.510km NNE of Banning, CASat, Feb 27, 8:17 AM PST · 2046 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Feb 26, 2:30 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.910km NNE of Running Springs, CAFri, Feb 26, 2:03 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.817km SE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Feb 25, 9:41 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.113km NNE of Cabazon, CAThu, Feb 25, 1:49 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Feb 24, 3:37 AM PST · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Feb 24, 1:41 AM PST · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.225km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Feb 23, 8:50 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
17. 3.29km NNW of Cabazon, CASun, Feb 21, 4:28 PM PST · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 95
18. 1.917km SE of Big Bear City, CASun, Feb 21, 2:40 PM PST · 2051 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.617km SE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Feb 18, 12:57 PM PST · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.617km SE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Feb 18, 12:24 PM PST · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39808448. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.