M1.6 earthquake 15km SSW of Olancha, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 3:12 AM PST

UTC

2021-12-24 11:12:33 UTC

Depth

2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.158° N, 118.069° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

19

• Lone Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 2,035. Forecast50 kmS
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast70 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast111 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast235 kmN

After

1. 2.211km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 24, 10:32 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 24, 10:55 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
3. 1.99km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 24, 11:41 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
4. 1.717km S of Trona, CAFri, Dec 24, 1:10 PM PST · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.014km SSW of Trona, CAFri, Dec 24, 2:55 PM PST · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.411km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 24, 8:08 PM PST · 1744 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.711km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 24, 8:08 PM PST · 1744 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
8. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Dec 25, 2:26 AM PST · 1744 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.323km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 25, 10:20 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 26, 3:39 AM PST · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.611km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 26, 8:07 AM PST · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
12. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 26, 12:15 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 26, 8:32 PM PST · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.512km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 27, 1:10 AM PST · 1742 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 27, 3:55 PM PST · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
16. 2.111km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 28, 1:24 AM PST · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.915km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Dec 28, 3:29 AM PST · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.512km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, Dec 28, 5:06 AM PST · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 28, 8:07 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
20. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 28, 8:30 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
21. 1.99km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 28, 9:50 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
22. 1.617km S of Trona, CAWed, Dec 29, 12:53 AM PST · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.817km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Dec 29, 3:02 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
24. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 29, 3:11 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
25. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Dec 30, 1:52 AM PST · 1739 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
26. 1.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Dec 30, 10:37 AM PST · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.511km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 30, 6:41 PM PST · 1738 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.120km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Dec 31, 12:23 AM PST · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
29. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 31, 9:23 PM PST · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
30. 1.728km NW of California City, CAFri, Dec 31, 10:30 PM PST · 1737 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Jan 1, 8:42 AM PST · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
32. 2.014km WSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jan 1, 7:02 PM PST · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 2, 12:56 PM PST · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
34. 1.811 km N of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Jan 2, 5:10 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
35. 1.936km N of Kernville, CASun, Jan 2, 11:04 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
36. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CATue, Jan 4, 1:46 AM PST · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
37. 1.87km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Jan 4, 8:38 AM PST · 1734 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
38. 2.05km NE of Olancha, CATue, Jan 4, 5:24 PM PST · 1733 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
39. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CATue, Jan 4, 6:32 PM PST · 1733 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
40. 1.517km SSE of Lone Pine, CATue, Jan 4, 8:17 PM PST · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
41. 2.212km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Jan 5, 7:57 PM PST · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
42. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:51 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
43. 1.914km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Jan 6, 7:09 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
44. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jan 7, 7:06 AM PST · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
45. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 8, 12:16 AM PST · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
46. 2.218km S of Trona, CASun, Jan 9, 12:02 PM PST · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
47. 1.89km S of Searles Valley, CAMon, Jan 10, 7:21 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
48. 1.712km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Jan 10, 8:04 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.74km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jan 11, 1:18 AM PST · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
50. 1.715km E of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 11, 11:53 AM PST · 1727 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
51. 1.522km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jan 11, 6:56 PM PST · 1726 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
52. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 13, 3:54 AM PST · 1725 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
53. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 13, 8:09 AM PST · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
54. 1.96km N of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 13, 10:44 AM PST · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
55. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 14, 1:46 PM PST · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
56. 1.57km N of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 14, 11:42 PM PST · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
57. 2.214km SSW of Searles Valley, CASun, Jan 16, 4:49 AM PST · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
58. 2.523km N of Searles Valley, CASun, Jan 16, 6:59 AM PST · 1722 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
59. 1.819km S of Trona, CAMon, Jan 17, 5:42 AM PST · 1721 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
60. 1.513km S of Olancha, CAMon, Jan 17, 6:47 AM PST · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

1. 2.211km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 24, 2:32 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 23, 5:14 PM PST · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.69km ESE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 23, 4:33 PM PST · 1745 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.311km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Dec 23, 2:34 PM PST · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Dec 23, 8:58 AM PST · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.711km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 22, 11:19 PM PST · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.612km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 22, 11:02 PM PST · 1746 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.99km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 22, 6:13 PM PST · 1746 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 22, 4:37 AM PST · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.59km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 22, 4:37 AM PST · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.010km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 22, 4:35 AM PST · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.413km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 21, 2:47 PM PST · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CATue, Dec 21, 6:12 AM PST · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.623km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 19, 10:04 AM PST · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.94km NNE of Olancha, CASun, Dec 19, 9:32 AM PST · 1750 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.68km NNE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 19, 5:20 AM PST · 1750 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
17. 1.711km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 19, 4:52 AM PST · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
18. 3.111km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 18, 11:44 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
19. 1.839km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Dec 18, 12:37 PM PST · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
20. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Dec 18, 4:50 AM PST · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39895615. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.