California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20km SW of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20km SW of Olancha, CA on Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 12:21 PM PST (20:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17km S of Trona, 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
2021-03-10 20:21:27 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.160° N, 118.175° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.016km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.520km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2028 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2027 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.811km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 11
  14. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2024 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.519km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.013km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.626km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.726km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.119km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2022 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.815km NE of Little Lake, CA · 2022 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.817km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.024km NNE of Trona, CA · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.715km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.27km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.714km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.623km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2020 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 3.114km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2019 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.96km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.726km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.814km SE of Olancha, CA · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.519km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.69km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.733km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.611km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2018 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2018 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.813km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2017 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.617km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2017 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2017 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2017 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.129km W of Olancha, CA · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.016km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.623km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.114km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.823km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2016 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.215km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.534 km ENE of Independence, California · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.616km W of Coso Junction, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.312km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.26km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.77km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.419km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.319km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39576775. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.