M1.6 earthquake 6km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, May 4, 2021, 7:15 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-05 02:15:21 UTC

Depth

11.2 km (6.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.634° N, 117.609° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

33

• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast6 kmENE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast115 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast185 kmNNE

After

1. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CATue, May 4, 7:43 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, May 5, 5:35 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.823km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 7:09 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
4. 1.616km N of Fort Irwin, CAThu, May 6, 7:38 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 10:32 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 6, 1:04 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 2:31 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
8. 1.614km S of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 6, 4:09 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 7, 10:44 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.136km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, May 7, 11:13 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:10 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:11 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:14 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.721km SW of Olancha, CAFri, May 7, 4:48 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 8, 9:36 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 8, 2:31 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.212km NE of Little Lake, CASat, May 8, 7:04 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
18. 1.516km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 9, 10:58 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.713km S of Searles Valley, CASun, May 9, 10:17 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 10, 2:04 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
21. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 10, 7:12 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
22. 1.511km NW of Mojave, CAMon, May 10, 7:17 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
23. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 10, 8:00 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
24. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 11, 12:11 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
25. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 11, 9:08 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.69km SE of Olancha, CATue, May 11, 10:40 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
27. 1.916km S of Trona, CATue, May 11, 5:04 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
28. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 10
29. 1.816km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 3:39 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
30. 2.115km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 8:52 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
31. 2.418km E of Little Lake, CAWed, May 12, 3:20 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
32. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 13, 7:26 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
33. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 4:40 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
34. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 5:54 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
35. 1.523km NNW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 14, 2:02 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, May 14, 7:04 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
37. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 14, 8:55 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
38. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CASat, May 15, 2:08 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
39. 2.520km S of Trona, CASat, May 15, 4:04 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
40. 2.120km S of Trona, CASat, May 15, 4:13 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
41. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CASun, May 16, 6:57 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
42. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 16, 7:17 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, CASun, May 16, 8:44 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
44. 1.913km S of Searles Valley, CASun, May 16, 9:08 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
45. 2.012km SW of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 17, 7:11 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
46. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, May 17, 10:32 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
47. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 17, 11:55 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
48. 2.636km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 18, 5:51 AM PDT · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
49. 3.624km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 19, 6:37 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 14
50. 1.624km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 19, 6:38 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
51. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:56 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
52. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:59 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
53. 2.29km S of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 7:24 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
54. 1.724km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 19, 8:57 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
55. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 20, 8:32 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
56. 2.124km NNE of Trona, CAThu, May 20, 2:15 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
57. 2.024km NNE of Trona, CAThu, May 20, 2:21 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
58. 1.826km NNE of Trona, CAThu, May 20, 9:30 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
59. 2.825km NNE of Trona, CAFri, May 21, 3:25 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
60. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 5:15 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

1. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CATue, May 4, 5:25 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.812km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 7:05 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
3. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CATue, May 4, 6:41 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.537km WSW of Tecopa, CATue, May 4, 6:31 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, May 3, 3:28 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 3, 12:59 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.321km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 3, 9:36 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 7:44 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
9. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, May 2, 4:55 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
10. 1.720km E of Little Lake, CASun, May 2, 1:35 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CASun, May 2, 12:46 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.613km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 1, 1:19 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 1, 9:07 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, May 1, 8:00 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
15. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 30, 5:29 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 30, 12:40 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
17. 1.510km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Apr 30, 5:00 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Apr 30, 1:18 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 29, 8:04 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.815km SW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 29, 3:29 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39640927. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.