California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7km SE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7km SE of Ridgecrest, CA on Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 7:42 PM PDT (02:42 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-30 02:42:30 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.582° N, 117.611° W
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  2. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1922 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.819km E of Little Lake, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.620km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.29km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1920 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 60
  10. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.922km ENE of Arvin, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.110km N of Mojave, CA · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 49
  16. 2.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.717km S of Trona, CA · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.49km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.420km E of Little Lake, CA · 1911 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.815km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.618km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.115km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1910 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.021km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.415km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.711km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.615km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1908 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.922km E of Little Lake, CA · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.720km E of Little Lake, CA · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.816km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.638km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.532km ENE of Johannesburg, CA · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.015km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.99km SSW of Trona, CA · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.38km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1904 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.618km W of Johannesburg, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.115km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.924km N of Trona, CA · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CA · 1902 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.414km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.714km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.79km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1900 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.59km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1899 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.912km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CA · 1898 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.819km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.120km E of Little Lake, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.620km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.512km SE of Olancha, CA · 1924 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.915km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.912km SE of Olancha, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.912km SE of Olancha, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.512km SE of Olancha, CA · 1925 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.116km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1925 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.116km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.420km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1927 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.020km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.819km E of Little Lake, CA · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1928 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.820km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.623km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.813km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.116km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1931 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.716km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1931 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39724039. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.