California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km W of Mojave, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km W of Mojave, CA on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 8:50 PM PDT (03:50 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12km ENE of Ridgecrest, 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
2021-04-05 03:50:23 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.061° N, 118.303° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 2008 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.914km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.616km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.817km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 121
  8. 1.62km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2000 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.823km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.915km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1997 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 12
  14. 1.68km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.414km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.618km SW of Lamont, CA · 1992 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.817km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1991 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.724km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.84km NNW of Wrightwood, CA · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1989 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.019km NE of Kernville, CA · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.519km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 1982 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CA · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.65km NNW of Sylmar, CA · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CA · 1978 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.511km NW of Mojave, CA · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.115km N of Castaic, CA · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 10
  41. 1.57km SSE of Littlerock, CA · 1969 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.520km S of Trona, CA · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.120km S of Trona, CA · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.02km ENE of Granada Hills, CA · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.97km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CA · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.82km SW of San Fernando, CA · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.62km SW of San Fernando, CA · 1957 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1956 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 90
  59. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.27km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.515km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2008 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.615km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.811km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2009 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2010 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.91km W of Piru, CA · 2010 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.714km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.65km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 2012 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.913km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2012 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.221km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.413km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.521km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.615km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2013 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.913km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.08km ENE of Oildale, CA · 2016 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.114km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.617km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2017 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39838776. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.