M2.1 earthquake 15km NE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15km NE of Ridgecrest, CA on Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 6:29 AM PDT (13:29 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.12	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.09 · 21 stations
1.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preliminary · ±0.99 · 11 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 149.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39745655 (also filed as nn00815042). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.