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M1.6 earthquake 11km E of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km E of Ridgecrest, CA on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 12:21 AM PST (08:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17km S of Trona, 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
2021-02-26 08:21:16 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.635° N, 117.557° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
24

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 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.415km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2045 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2045 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.420km S of Trona, CA · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.111km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 17
  8. 2.022km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.515km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.922km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.720km E of Little Lake, CA · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.914km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.730km ENE of Boron, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.832km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.920km SW of Olancha, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.720km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.220km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.823km E of Little Lake, CA · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.523km N of Trona, CA · 2042 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.722km NNE of Barstow, CA · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  26. 1.65km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CA · 2041 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.924km NNE of Trona, CA · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.615km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 3.014km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2039 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.723km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  38. 3.319km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 8
  39. 2.419km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.312km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2036 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.616km W of Coso Junction, CA · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.520km SW of Olancha, CA · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.016km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2031 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  60. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.624km N of Trona, CA · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.624km N of Trona, CA · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.621km SW of Olancha, CA · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.524km N of Trona, CA · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.123km NNE of Trona, CA · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.617km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.918km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.915km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.915km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.513km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.120km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.912km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.814km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.421km SW of Olancha, CA · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.915km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.49km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39802416. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC.