California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA on Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 11:43 AM PST (19:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km SE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-02-08 19:43:37 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.659° N, 117.543° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 192.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39545263. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.