California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7km E of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7km E of Ridgecrest, CA on Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 11:12 AM PDT (18:12 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-08-02 18:12:54 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.626° N, 117.598° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.733km SW of Tecopa, CA · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.911km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.715km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1886 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.69km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.69km S of Olancha, CA · 1885 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.010km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.018km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1883 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.120km E of Little Lake, CA · 1883 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.115km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.722km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.815km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.017km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.818km NE of Olancha, CA · 1879 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.74km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.823km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1873 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.828km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.325km NNE of Trona, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.722km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.023km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1872 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.920km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.718km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.025km NNE of Trona, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.510km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.918km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.518km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.818km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.725km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 4.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 325
  59. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.918km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1889 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.511km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1891 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.816km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.913km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.815km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1893 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.019km E of Little Lake, CA · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.817km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1895 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.617km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1895 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.210km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 1895 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 104
  11. 1.710km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.916km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.515km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.819km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1896 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CA · 1897 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.814km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.912km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1899 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39761751. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.