California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15km SSW of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15km SSW of Olancha, CA on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 12:28 PM PST (20:28 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-03-02 20:28:04 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.154° N, 118.068° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
21

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 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CA · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.924km NNE of Trona, CA · 2040 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.06km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.918km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2039 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.615km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.014km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.723km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 7
  14. 3.319km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 8
  15. 2.419km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.77km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.26km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.312km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.616km W of Coso Junction, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.534 km ENE of Independence, California · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.520km SW of Olancha, CA · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.37km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.659 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2032 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.016km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.520km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2028 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2027 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.811km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 11
  49. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2024 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.519km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.013km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.626km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.726km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.119km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.65km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.523km N of Trona, CA · 2041 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.823km E of Little Lake, CA · 2041 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.220km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2041 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.56km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.720km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.920km SW of Olancha, CA · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.915km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.832km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 34
  15. 2.27km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.914km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.36km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.720km E of Little Lake, CA · 2043 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39807272. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.