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M1.5 earthquake 14km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA on Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 12:13 AM PDT (07:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15km ESE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-09-20 07:13:20 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.663° N, 117.534° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.815km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.218km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.716km SE of Olancha, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.916km SE of Olancha, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.212km NNE of Barstow, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.820km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.419km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 11
  15. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.715km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.820km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.927km W of Olancha, CA · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.815km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.726km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.215km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.414km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.223km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.620km E of Little Lake, CA · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 3.714km W of Mojave, CA · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 129
  27. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CA · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.719km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.917km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.214km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.910km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.121km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 1826 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.914km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.818km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.921km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.716km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.722km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.912km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1822 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.813km W of Mojave, CA · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.822km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.518km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.823km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 3.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 16
  51. 2.321km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1818 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.511km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.616km S of Trona, CA · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.522km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1818 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.218km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.922km E of Little Lake, CA · 1816 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.214km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.517km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.117km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.719km S of Trona, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.719km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.66km SE of Mojave, CA · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.715km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.626km S of Trona, CA · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.520km S of Trona, CA · 1844 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.210km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1846 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.721km E of Little Lake, CA · 1846 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.219km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.715km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.517km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.624km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1849 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39813839. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.