California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km NNE of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km NNE of Olancha, CA on Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 1:23 PM PDT (20:23 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14km 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
2021-06-17 20:23:28 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.430° N, 117.887° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711km N of Coso Junction, CA · 1934 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.714km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1934 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.624km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1934 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.09km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.511km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.911km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.111km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.750 km E of Big Pine, California · 1933 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.720km NE of Kernville, CA · 1933 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.517km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1933 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.812km SW of Olancha, CA · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.120km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.220 km WNW of Searles Valley, California · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.520km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.811km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1932 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1932 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.125km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.825km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1930 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.716km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1930 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.116km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1930 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.736km NE of Independence, CA · 1930 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.813km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.623km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.820km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1928 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.753 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1928 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.819km E of Little Lake, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.116km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.116km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1925 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.512km SE of Olancha, CA · 1924 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.912km SE of Olancha, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.912km SE of Olancha, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.512km SE of Olancha, CA · 1923 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.120km E of Little Lake, CA · 1922 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.37km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  39. 3.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 12
  40. 2.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.819km E of Little Lake, CA · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.29km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1919 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1917 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 3.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 49
  49. 2.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  50. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.015km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.49km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.420km E of Little Lake, CA · 1911 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.815km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 3.220km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.020km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.621km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.516km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1935 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.616km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1935 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.421km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  9. 2.416km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1936 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1936 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.022km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1936 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.116km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1937 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.912km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.513km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.619km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1939 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.626km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.87km NW of Big Pine, CA · 1940 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39710599. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.