M1.8 earthquake 21km SW of Olancha, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, May 7, 2021, 4:11 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-07 23:11:01 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.161° N, 118.180° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

20

• Kernville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,395. Forecast50 kmNNE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast75 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast101 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast235 kmN

After

1. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:14 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.721km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:48 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 8, 9:36 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 8, 2:31 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.212km NE of Little Lake, CASat, May 8, 7:04 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.516km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 9, 10:58 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.713km S of Searles Valley, CASun, May 9, 10:17 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 10, 2:04 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 10, 7:12 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 10, 8:00 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 11, 12:11 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 11, 9:08 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
13. 1.69km SE of Olancha, CATue, May 11, 10:40 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.916km S of Trona, CATue, May 11, 5:04 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 10
16. 1.816km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 3:39 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.115km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 8:52 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.418km E of Little Lake, CAWed, May 12, 3:20 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
19. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 13, 7:26 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 4:40 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 5:54 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
22. 1.523km NNW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 14, 2:02 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
23. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, May 14, 7:04 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
24. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 14, 8:55 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
25. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CASat, May 15, 2:08 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
26. 1.56km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, May 15, 4:28 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
27. 2.520km S of Trona, CASat, May 15, 4:04 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.120km S of Trona, CASat, May 15, 4:13 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CASun, May 16, 6:57 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
30. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 16, 7:17 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
31. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, CASun, May 16, 8:44 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
32. 1.913km S of Searles Valley, CASun, May 16, 9:08 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
33. 2.012km SW of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 17, 7:11 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
34. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 17, 10:32 PM PDT · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
35. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 17, 11:55 PM PDT · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.636km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 18, 5:51 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
37. 2.410km WSW of Lone Pine, CATue, May 18, 1:30 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
38. 3.624km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 19, 6:37 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 14
39. 1.624km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 19, 6:38 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
40. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:56 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
41. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:59 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
42. 2.29km S of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 7:24 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
43. 1.724km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 19, 8:57 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
44. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 20, 8:32 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
45. 2.124km NNE of Trona, CAThu, May 20, 2:15 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
46. 2.024km NNE of Trona, CAThu, May 20, 2:21 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
47. 1.826km NNE of Trona, CAThu, May 20, 9:30 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
48. 2.825km NNE of Trona, CAFri, May 21, 3:25 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
49. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 5:15 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
50. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 21, 7:55 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
51. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 8:09 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
52. 2.118km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 21, 12:17 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
53. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 21, 12:18 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
54. 1.534km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 21, 1:20 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
55. 1.715km S of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 2:27 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
56. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 2:37 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
57. 1.936km NNW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 6:46 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
58. 1.721km E of Little Lake, CASat, May 22, 1:23 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
59. 2.521km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 22, 9:14 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
60. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CASat, May 22, 10:08 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:10 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.136km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, May 7, 11:13 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 7, 10:44 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.614km S of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 4:09 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 2:31 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 6, 1:04 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 10:32 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.823km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 7:09 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
9. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, May 5, 5:35 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 6:58 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
12. 2.17km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 2:55 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 8
14. 2.16km SW of Woodville, CAWed, May 5, 2:23 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CATue, May 4, 7:43 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 4, 7:15 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CATue, May 4, 5:25 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.812km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 7:05 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 6:41 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, May 3, 3:28 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39644615. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.