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M1.8 earthquake 11km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA on Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 10:25 PM PDT (05:25 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-03-17 05:25:10 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.659° N, 117.562° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 11
  2. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.519km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2025 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.013km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.626km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.726km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.119km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2025 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2024 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.815km NE of Little Lake, CA · 2024 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.817km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.024km NNE of Trona, CA · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.715km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.714km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.623km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.114km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.726km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.814km SE of Olancha, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.519km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.69km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.733km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.611km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2019 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.813km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2019 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.617km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.129km W of Olancha, CA · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.016km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.623km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.114km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.823km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2017 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.215km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.721km E of Little Lake, CA · 2017 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.913km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.615km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.314km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.521km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.413km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.221km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  51. 1.512km SW of Olancha, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2013 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.913km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2013 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.123km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.314km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2012 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.118km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2012 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.714km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2028 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2029 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.520km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2030 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2031 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2031 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2032 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.016km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.520km SW of Olancha, CA · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2036 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.616km W of Coso Junction, CA · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2037 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.312km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39582055. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.