California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11km NW of Mojave, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11km NW of Mojave, CA on Mon, May 10, 2021, 7:17 AM PDT (14:17 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-10 14:17:54 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.134° N, 118.241° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.916km S of Trona, CA · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.115km N of Castaic, CA · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.57km SSE of Littlerock, CA · 1969 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.520km S of Trona, CA · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.120km S of Trona, CA · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.913km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.012km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.29km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.02km ENE of Granada Hills, CA · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.715km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.97km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CA · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.119km S of Trona, CA · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.919km S of Trona, CA · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.82km SW of San Fernando, CA · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.62km SW of San Fernando, CA · 1956 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1956 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.923km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 90
  40. 3.015km SSW of Trona, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.013km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1954 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.27km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CA · 1952 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.019km S of Trona, CA · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.612km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.619km S of Trona, CA · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.014km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.416km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CA · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.620km E of Little Lake, CA · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.719km E of McFarland, CA · 1946 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.612km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.613km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1946 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.317km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.713km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.614km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.812km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.321km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.65km NNW of Sylmar, CA · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CA · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39646623. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.