M1.8 earthquake 22km N of Ridgecrest, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Aug 16, 2021, 8:28 AM PDT

UTC

2021-08-16 15:28:20 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.816° N, 117.644° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

28

• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast22 kmN
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast132 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast204 kmNNE

After

1. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 17, 9:16 AM PDT · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.828km N of Searles Valley, CATue, Aug 17, 12:23 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.325km NNE of Trona, CATue, Aug 17, 11:03 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
4. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 17, 11:42 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.722km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 18, 8:16 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 18, 7:37 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.023km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 18, 9:53 PM PDT · 1873 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 19, 3:50 PM PDT · 1873 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
9. 1.920km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Aug 19, 4:25 PM PDT · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.718km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Aug 19, 11:03 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.025km NNE of Trona, CAFri, Aug 20, 9:53 AM PDT · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.510km WNW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Aug 20, 11:32 AM PDT · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.918km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 20, 1:52 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Aug 20, 10:28 PM PDT · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.518km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 21, 6:57 PM PDT · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.818km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Aug 21, 6:59 PM PDT · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.725km NNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Aug 22, 12:06 PM PDT · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 22, 12:50 PM PDT · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
19. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Aug 22, 11:28 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CATue, Aug 24, 12:40 AM PDT · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
21. 4.013km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 27, 5:34 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 325
22. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Aug 27, 6:36 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 27, 8:28 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
24. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 27, 10:52 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
25. 1.813km ESE of Olancha, CAFri, Aug 27, 8:37 PM PDT · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
26. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Aug 27, 10:32 PM PDT · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
27. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 28, 3:52 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 28, 6:54 PM PDT · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
29. 1.920km E of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 29, 5:11 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
30. 1.623km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 29, 8:09 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.723km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 29, 8:36 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
32. 1.711km SW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Aug 30, 9:49 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
33. 3.113km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 31, 2:50 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 22
34. 2.420km E of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 31, 3:26 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
35. 2.220km E of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 31, 5:00 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
36. 1.911km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Sep 1, 3:58 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 1, 7:53 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.721km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 1, 11:35 PM PDT · 1859 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
39. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Sep 2, 1:05 PM PDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
40. 2.316km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 3, 3:47 AM PDT · 1858 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
41. 2.011km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Sep 3, 9:11 AM PDT · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
42. 1.522km NNE of Trona, CAFri, Sep 3, 1:35 PM PDT · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
43. 1.612km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 3, 4:44 PM PDT · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
44. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 3, 6:22 PM PDT · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
45. 2.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Sep 4, 12:28 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
46. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 12:42 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
47. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 6:15 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
48. 1.524km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 4, 8:47 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
49. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 4, 9:01 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
50. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Sep 4, 8:08 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
51. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Sep 5, 10:37 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
52. 1.916km SE of Olancha, CASun, Sep 5, 1:21 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
53. 3.316km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 5, 4:39 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
54. 2.315km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 5, 4:39 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
55. 1.515km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 5, 4:48 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
56. 2.916km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 5, 5:01 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
57. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 5, 5:43 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
58. 2.621km NNE of Trona, CASun, Sep 5, 7:01 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
59. 1.515km SSW of Olancha, CAMon, Sep 6, 4:33 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
60. 1.616km SSW of Olancha, CAMon, Sep 6, 6:36 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

1. 1.823km WNW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Aug 16, 6:31 AM PDT · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.74km NNW of Little Lake, CASun, Aug 15, 4:21 AM PDT · 1877 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.515km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Aug 14, 6:50 PM PDT · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Aug 13, 4:51 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Aug 13, 3:58 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
6. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Aug 12, 4:10 PM PDT · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Aug 12, 10:07 AM PDT · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.818km NE of Olancha, CAWed, Aug 11, 11:52 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.017km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 11, 9:55 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 11, 4:05 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 11, 12:45 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 2:07 PM PDT · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 12:53 PM PDT · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 11:39 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.815km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 11:00 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 10:51 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 10:48 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CATue, Aug 10, 10:00 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
19. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 10, 9:35 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.722km ESE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 10, 12:57 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39774671. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.