California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11km W of Mojave, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11km W of Mojave, CA on Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 11:51 PM PDT (06:51 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14km W of Mojave, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-09-08 06:51:05 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.058° N, 118.298° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.217km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.517km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.91km NNE of San Fernando, CA · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 400
  5. 2.38km SSW of Pearblossom, CA · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.721km S of Rosedale, CA · 1844 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.512km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.626km S of Trona, CA · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.66km SE of Mojave, CA · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.719km S of Trona, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.09km S of Lamont, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.419km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 11
  21. 1.86km WNW of Wrightwood, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.015km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1831 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.414km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.69km NNW of Piru, CA · 1828 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.77km N of Piru, CA · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 3.714km W of Mojave, CA · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 129
  30. 2.917km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.214km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.910km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.818km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CA · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.912km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.813km W of Mojave, CA · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 16
  40. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.718km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.218km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.517km ENE of Lebec, CA · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.214km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1815 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.517km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.51km SE of Sylmar, CA · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.81km SE of Sylmar, CA · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.715km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.625km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.625km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.525km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.99km W of Grapevine, CA · 1814 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1814 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CA · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.011km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1854 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1855 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.66km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1855 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.011km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.113km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 22
  18. 2.718km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.717km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.56km S of Pearblossom, CA · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40036408. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.