M1.5 earthquake 9km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 9:02 AM PDT

UTC

2021-07-22 16:02:21 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.579° N, 117.591° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

33

• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast9 kmSE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast110 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast180 kmNNE

After

1. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, Jul 22, 11:17 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.912km WSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Jul 23, 4:07 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Jul 23, 1:11 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Jul 24, 8:37 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CASat, Jul 24, 4:41 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.819km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jul 25, 1:31 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
7. 1.515km SW of Searles Valley, CASun, Jul 25, 6:14 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 25, 8:57 AM PDT · 1897 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.710km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 1:18 AM PDT · 1897 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
10. 3.210km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 26, 1:21 AM PDT · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 104
11. 1.617km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 26, 10:55 AM PDT · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 1.817km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jul 26, 7:24 PM PDT · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.019km E of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 27, 3:52 PM PDT · 1895 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.815km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jul 28, 5:22 PM PDT · 1894 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.913km SSW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Jul 28, 10:32 PM PDT · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jul 30, 8:34 PM PDT · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.511km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jul 30, 11:44 PM PDT · 1892 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
18. 1.918km SSW of Searles Valley, CASun, Aug 1, 9:59 AM PDT · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.27km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 2, 11:12 AM PDT · 1889 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.733km SW of Tecopa, CAMon, Aug 2, 6:44 PM PDT · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.911km SSW of Searles Valley, CATue, Aug 3, 7:19 AM PDT · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
22. 1.715km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, Aug 3, 12:21 PM PDT · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 4, 7:08 AM PDT · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
24. 1.69km SSW of Olancha, CAWed, Aug 4, 11:20 AM PDT · 1887 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
25. 1.69km S of Olancha, CAThu, Aug 5, 1:40 AM PDT · 1887 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
26. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 5, 9:33 AM PDT · 1886 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
27. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, Aug 5, 9:21 PM PDT · 1886 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
28. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Aug 6, 8:16 PM PDT · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
29. 2.010km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Aug 6, 9:08 PM PDT · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Aug 7, 2:23 PM PDT · 1884 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
31. 2.120km E of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 7, 3:37 PM PDT · 1884 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
32. 2.115km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 8, 4:38 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
33. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, Aug 9, 1:20 PM PDT · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
34. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, Aug 9, 11:11 PM PDT · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
35. 1.722km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 10, 12:57 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
36. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 9:35 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
37. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 10, 10:00 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
38. 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 10:48 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
39. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 10:51 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
40. 1.815km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 11:00 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
41. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 11:39 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
42. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 12:53 PM PDT · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
43. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 2:07 PM PDT · 1881 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
44. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 11, 12:45 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 11, 4:05 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
46. 2.017km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 11, 9:55 AM PDT · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
47. 1.818km NE of Olancha, CAWed, Aug 11, 11:52 AM PDT · 1880 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
48. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 12, 10:07 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
49. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Aug 12, 4:10 PM PDT · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
50. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Aug 13, 3:58 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
51. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Aug 13, 4:51 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
52. 1.74km NNW of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 15, 4:21 AM PDT · 1877 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
53. 1.823km WNW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Aug 16, 6:31 AM PDT · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
54. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 16, 8:28 AM PDT · 1875 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
55. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 17, 9:16 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
56. 1.828km N of Searles Valley, CATue, Aug 17, 12:23 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
57. 2.325km NNE of Trona, CATue, Aug 17, 11:03 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
58. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 17, 11:42 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
59. 1.722km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 18, 8:16 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
60. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 18, 7:37 PM PDT · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

1. 1.79km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 22, 7:03 AM PDT · 1901 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.714km ESE of Olancha, CATue, Jul 20, 10:01 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.414km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jul 20, 1:55 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Jul 19, 11:51 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.924km N of Trona, CAMon, Jul 19, 8:54 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
6. 2.115km NE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 19, 6:29 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
7. 1.618km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Jul 18, 8:35 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Jul 18, 6:05 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.38km NNE of Olancha, CASun, Jul 18, 12:01 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.99km SSW of Trona, CASun, Jul 18, 4:48 AM PDT · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.015km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Jul 17, 6:40 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
12. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jul 17, 5:59 AM PDT · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.532km ENE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jul 16, 4:40 PM PDT · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
14. 2.638km N of Searles Valley, CAFri, Jul 16, 12:35 PM PDT · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jul 15, 8:00 AM PDT · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.816km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Jul 15, 12:26 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.720km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Jul 14, 3:03 AM PDT · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
18. 2.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 14, 2:30 AM PDT · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
19. 1.922km E of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 13, 9:43 PM PDT · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
20. 1.615km WNW of Searles Valley, CATue, Jul 13, 9:19 PM PDT · 1909 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39749799. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.