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M1.6 earthquake 13km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 1:30 PM PST (21:30 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 21:30:26 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.647° N, 117.540° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.013km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 50
  2. 2.513km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.413km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.812km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.813km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 21
  6. 1.912km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.413km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.512km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.713km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.513km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.630km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.613km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.513km SW of Olancha, CA · 2085 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.114km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.617 km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2084 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.321km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.69km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.022km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.715km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.620km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.721km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.915km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.010km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2081 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.53km N of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 14
  26. 3.33km N of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.63km N of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.132km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2081 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.316km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.723km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2080 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.815km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.713km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.513km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.312km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2079 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.724km NNE of Trona, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.712km SW of Olancha, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.312km SW of Olancha, CA · 2079 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.88km ENE of Olancha, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.324km NNE of Trona, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.324km N of Trona, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.524km N of Trona, CA · 2078 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2077 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.217km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2076 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.813km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.722km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2075 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.224km NNE of Trona, CA · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.115km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2074 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.817km S of Trona, CA · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 3.213km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 34
  60. 1.617km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.614km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2087 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.317km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.813km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.614km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2088 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.220km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.514km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.613km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2090 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.913km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.116km NE of Little Lake, CA · 2090 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.312km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.311km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.115km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.010km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.810km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2094 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39758456. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.