M3.5 earthquake 14km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 14km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA on Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 7:38 PM PDT (02:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.53	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.151 · 173 stations
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.027 · 184 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 141.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39730287 (also filed as us7000ej06). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.