California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11km SSW of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11km SSW of Olancha, CA on Thu, May 27, 2021, 7:22 AM PDT (14:22 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-27 14:22:12 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.182° N, 118.035° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.015km SSW of Trona, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.013km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1954 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.836km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1954 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.111km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.617km SW of Olancha, CA · 1953 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CA · 1952 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.18km NW of Olancha, CA · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.025km NNE of Trona, CA · 1951 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.935km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1951 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.019km S of Trona, CA · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1950 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.922km E of Little Lake, CA · 1950 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.612km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.619km S of Trona, CA · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.014km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.416km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CA · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.221km NNE of Trona, CA · 1949 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.021km N of Trona, CA · 1949 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.620km E of Little Lake, CA · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.813km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1949 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.912km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1949 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.923km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.825km NNE of Trona, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.531km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.612km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.625km NNE of Trona, CA · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.613km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1946 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1945 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.317km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.06km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1943 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.217km SW of Olancha, CA · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.514km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.725km ENE of Trona, CA · 1942 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.117km SW of Olancha, CA · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.617km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.515km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1941 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.122km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.216km N of Olancha, CA · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.624km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.626km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1938 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.619km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1938 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1938 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.513km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.912km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.116km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1936 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1935 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.022km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1935 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.416km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1935 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 3.421km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 9
  60. 2.616km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1935 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 1.923km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1956 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.311km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.810km S of Olancha, CA · 1956 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.636km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.635km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.518km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1958 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.18km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.919km S of Trona, CA · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.119km S of Trona, CA · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.924km N of Trona, CA · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.521km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.721km E of Little Lake, CA · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.936km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39906320. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.