California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6km SSW of Redlands, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6km SSW of Redlands, CA on Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 10:50 AM PDT (17:50 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 2km E of Carson, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-08-10 17:50:56 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.007° N, 117.206° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 107.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39769855. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.