California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 17km E of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17km E of Ridgecrest, CA on Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 12:12 PM PDT (19:12 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-09-08 19:12:01 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.612° N, 117.483° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.313km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.713km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.613km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.624km N of Searles Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.517km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.715km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.721km E of Little Lake, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.210km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.612km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.520km S of Trona, CA · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.626km S of Trona, CA · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.715km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.66km SE of Mojave, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.719km S of Trona, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.117km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.612km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.815km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.515km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.218km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.716km SE of Olancha, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.916km SE of Olancha, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.212km NNE of Barstow, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.820km NNW of Barstow, CA · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 3.419km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  40. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1834 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.715km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.820km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.815km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.726km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.215km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.414km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.223km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.620km E of Little Lake, CA · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 3.714km W of Mojave, CA · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 129
  51. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CA · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.719km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.917km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.214km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.910km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.121km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.914km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.818km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.711km W of Mojave, CA · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.616km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.515km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.621km NNE of Trona, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.916km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.515km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.315km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.316km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.916km SE of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.524km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40037112. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.