M1.7 earthquake 23km N of Ridgecrest, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 10:33 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-22 06:33:31 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.827° N, 117.666° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

39°

Stations used

35

• China Lake Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 1,876. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast23 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast132 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast204 kmNNE

After

1. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Jan 22, 12:23 PM PST · 2080 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
2. 1.815km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 22, 6:34 PM PST · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.713km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jan 22, 8:13 PM PST · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.513km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jan 22, 9:28 PM PST · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.312km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Jan 22, 10:07 PM PST · 2079 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.724km NNE of Trona, CASat, Jan 23, 12:47 AM PST · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
7. 1.712km SW of Olancha, CASat, Jan 23, 2:37 AM PST · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.312km SW of Olancha, CASat, Jan 23, 2:41 AM PST · 2079 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.88km ENE of Olancha, CASat, Jan 23, 4:07 AM PST · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.324km NNE of Trona, CASat, Jan 23, 4:54 AM PST · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.324km N of Trona, CASat, Jan 23, 4:55 AM PST · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jan 23, 10:41 AM PST · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.524km N of Trona, CASun, Jan 24, 12:30 PM PST · 2078 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CASun, Jan 24, 3:43 PM PST · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
15. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, CASun, Jan 24, 6:30 PM PST · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 25, 6:58 AM PST · 2077 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.217km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Jan 25, 9:50 PM PST · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CATue, Jan 26, 1:30 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
19. 1.813km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Jan 26, 3:36 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
20. 1.722km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 26, 2:39 PM PST · 2076 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
21. 2.224km NNE of Trona, CAWed, Jan 27, 2:17 AM PST · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
22. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CAWed, Jan 27, 2:17 AM PST · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
23. 2.115km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Jan 27, 3:26 PM PST · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.817km S of Trona, CAThu, Jan 28, 3:53 AM PST · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
25. 3.213km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 28, 6:25 PM PST · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 34
26. 1.617km SSE of Lone Pine, CAFri, Jan 29, 4:35 AM PST · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
27. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 29, 12:39 PM PST · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 29, 3:46 PM PST · 2073 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
29. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 29, 3:50 PM PST · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
30. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 30, 5:21 AM PST · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
31. 1.618km SSE of Lone Pine, CASun, Jan 31, 12:38 AM PST · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.018km SSE of Lone Pine, CASun, Jan 31, 12:38 AM PST · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
33. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Feb 1, 7:55 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
34. 2.015km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, Feb 1, 10:00 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
35. 1.95km NNE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 1, 2:27 PM PST · 2070 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
36. 1.613km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 2, 5:54 AM PST · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
37. 1.714km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 2, 9:09 AM PST · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
38. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 2, 7:18 PM PST · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 3, 4:36 AM PST · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
40. 1.512km SW of Olancha, CAWed, Feb 3, 5:06 AM PST · 2068 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
41. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Feb 3, 12:30 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
42. 1.66km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 4, 11:41 AM PST · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
43. 1.819km S of Trona, CAThu, Feb 4, 11:02 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
44. 2.321km S of Trona, CAFri, Feb 5, 3:29 AM PST · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
45. 2.011km S of Searles Valley, CAFri, Feb 5, 3:49 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Feb 6, 12:30 AM PST · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
47. 1.818km SSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Feb 6, 1:18 AM PST · 2065 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
48. 2.012km S of Olancha, CASat, Feb 6, 1:07 PM PST · 2065 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
49. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Feb 7, 2:07 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
50. 1.918km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Feb 7, 7:45 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
51. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CASun, Feb 7, 7:45 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
52. 1.816km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 7, 8:45 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
53. 3.424km NNE of Trona, CASun, Feb 7, 10:57 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
54. 2.324km NNE of Trona, CASun, Feb 7, 1:20 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
55. 1.717km SW of Olancha, CASun, Feb 7, 3:10 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
56. 2.324km NNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Feb 7, 8:46 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
57. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Feb 8, 11:43 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
58. 1.913km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 10, 12:35 PM PST · 2061 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
59. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Feb 10, 6:30 PM PST · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
60. 1.710km SE of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 11, 7:14 AM PST · 2060 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

1. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Jan 21, 7:49 AM PST · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.511km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 20, 8:49 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Jan 20, 8:34 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.316km SSW of Olancha, CAWed, Jan 20, 8:13 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.132km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jan 20, 6:25 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.63km N of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:52 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:24 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
8. 3.33km N of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:23 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
9. 3.53km N of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:22 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 14
10. 2.010km SW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:01 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
11. 1.915km SSW of Olancha, CAWed, Jan 20, 2:39 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.721km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 5:58 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.620km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 4:18 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
14. 1.715km SSW of Olancha, CAMon, Jan 18, 12:53 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.022km NNW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Jan 18, 5:53 AM PST · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
16. 1.69km NNE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 18, 12:26 AM PST · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
17. 3.321km NNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Jan 17, 11:29 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
18. 1.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 17, 6:50 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.617 km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jan 17, 4:47 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.114km SSW of Searles Valley, CASun, Jan 17, 2:58 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39765248. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.