M1.6 earthquake 13km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, May 17, 2021, 10:32 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-18 05:32:03 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.679° N, 117.548° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

34

• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast13 kmENE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast122 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast192 kmNNE

After

1. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 17, 11:55 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.636km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 18, 5:51 AM PDT · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
3. 3.624km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 19, 6:37 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 14
4. 1.624km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 19, 6:38 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
5. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:56 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 6:59 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.29km S of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 19, 7:24 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
8. 1.724km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 19, 8:57 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 20, 8:32 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.124km NNE of Trona, CAThu, May 20, 2:15 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
11. 2.024km NNE of Trona, CAThu, May 20, 2:21 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.826km NNE of Trona, CAThu, May 20, 9:30 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.825km NNE of Trona, CAFri, May 21, 3:25 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
14. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 5:15 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 21, 7:55 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 8:09 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.118km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 21, 12:17 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 21, 12:18 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
19. 1.534km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 21, 1:20 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.715km S of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 2:27 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
21. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 2:37 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
22. 1.936km NNW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 21, 6:46 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
23. 1.721km E of Little Lake, CASat, May 22, 1:23 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.521km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 22, 9:14 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
25. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CASat, May 22, 10:08 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
26. 1.924km N of Trona, CASun, May 23, 9:09 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.119km S of Trona, CASun, May 23, 9:35 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
28. 1.919km S of Trona, CASun, May 23, 9:36 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
29. 2.18km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 23, 5:18 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
30. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 24, 8:45 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
31. 1.518km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, May 24, 10:43 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, May 25, 4:31 AM PDT · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
33. 2.635km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, May 25, 3:06 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
34. 2.636km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, May 25, 3:42 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
35. 1.617km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, May 25, 7:44 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
36. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 25, 7:55 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
37. 1.810km S of Olancha, CATue, May 25, 11:15 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
38. 2.311km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 26, 12:17 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
39. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, May 26, 2:35 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CAWed, May 26, 5:52 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
41. 1.923km WNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, May 26, 7:34 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
42. 1.911km SSW of Olancha, CAThu, May 27, 7:22 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
43. 3.015km SSW of Trona, CAThu, May 27, 8:18 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
44. 2.013km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 28, 6:02 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
45. 2.836km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, May 28, 7:52 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
46. 2.111km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 28, 11:58 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
47. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 28, 1:54 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
48. 1.617km SW of Olancha, CASat, May 29, 1:42 AM PDT · 1953 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
49. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CASat, May 29, 8:45 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
50. 2.18km NW of Olancha, CAMon, May 31, 7:35 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
51. 2.025km NNE of Trona, CAMon, May 31, 8:23 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
52. 1.935km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAMon, May 31, 9:14 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
53. 2.019km S of Trona, CAMon, May 31, 3:08 PM PDT · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
54. 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 31, 5:45 PM PDT · 1951 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
55. 1.922km E of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 1, 12:12 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
56. 1.612km SSW of Searles Valley, CATue, Jun 1, 1:10 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
57. 1.619km S of Trona, CATue, Jun 1, 4:15 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
58. 2.014km NE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jun 1, 6:13 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.416km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 1, 4:10 PM PDT · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
60. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 1, 10:40 PM PDT · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

1. 2.012km SW of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 17, 7:11 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.913km S of Searles Valley, CASun, May 16, 9:08 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, CASun, May 16, 8:44 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
4. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 16, 7:17 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CASun, May 16, 6:57 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.120km S of Trona, CASat, May 15, 4:13 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.520km S of Trona, CASat, May 15, 4:04 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CASat, May 15, 2:08 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 14, 8:55 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, May 14, 7:04 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.523km NNW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 14, 2:02 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 5:54 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
13. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 13, 4:40 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 13, 7:26 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
15. 2.418km E of Little Lake, CAWed, May 12, 3:20 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.115km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 8:52 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.816km NW of Coso Junction, CAWed, May 12, 3:39 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 10
19. 1.916km S of Trona, CATue, May 11, 5:04 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
20. 1.69km SE of Olancha, CATue, May 11, 10:40 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39656703. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.