California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13km W of Mojave, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13km W of Mojave, CA on Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 8:19 AM PDT (15:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15km SW of Searles 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
2021-10-10 15:19:36 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.068° N, 118.317° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 16
  2. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.718km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.218km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.517km ENE of Lebec, CA · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.214km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.619km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 1815 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.517km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.51km SE of Sylmar, CA · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.81km SE of Sylmar, CA · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.625km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.625km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.525km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.99km W of Grapevine, CA · 1814 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1814 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CA · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.011km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1809 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.72km SE of Simi Valley, CA · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.89km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  30. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.63km N of Sylmar, CA · 1800 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.69km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.918km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.62km SSE of Chatsworth, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1792 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1791 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1790 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.61km SE of Sylmar, CA · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.614km E of Arvin, CA · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 24
  43. 1.722km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1785 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1784 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.622km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.715km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.714km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.63km WNW of Sylmar, CA · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  51. 2.23km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.325km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.522km N of Mojave, CA · 1778 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.28km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1774 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.30km SSE of San Fernando, CA · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 27
  58. 1.623km NNE of Ojai, CA · 1772 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.913km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.613km SW of Lamont, CA · 1768 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.912km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CA · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.818km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.910km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.214km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.917km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.714km W of Mojave, CA · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 129
  10. 1.77km N of Piru, CA · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.69km NNW of Piru, CA · 1828 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.414km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1830 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.015km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.86km WNW of Wrightwood, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.419km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 11
  19. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40067080. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.