California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km NE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km NE of Ridgecrest, CA on Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 4:45 AM PST (12:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km SE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-09 12:45:45 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.695° N, 117.609° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.311km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.312km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.116km NE of Little Lake, CA · 2090 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.913km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.613km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2090 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.514km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2088 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.220km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.813km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.317km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.614km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2086 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.013km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 50
  21. 2.513km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.413km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.812km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 3.813km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 21
  25. 1.912km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 3.413km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.512km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.713km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.513km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.613km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.513km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.114km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.617 km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2084 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 3.321km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.69km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.022km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.715km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2083 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.620km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.721km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.915km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.010km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2081 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 3.53km N of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 14
  45. 3.33km N of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.63km N of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.132km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2081 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.316km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.723km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.815km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.713km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.513km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.312km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2079 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.724km NNE of Trona, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.712km SW of Olancha, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.810km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2094 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.910km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.626km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.927km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.914km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.112km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.913km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.719km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.224km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.014km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.213km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.422km E of Little Lake, CA · 2098 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.322km E of Little Lake, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.69km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2099 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.89km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39752208. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.