California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24km N of Trona, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24km N of Trona, CA on Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 4:55 AM PST (12:55 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km SE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-23 12:55:03 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.973° N, 117.329° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2078 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.524km N of Trona, CA · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.620km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2077 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.217km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2076 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.813km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.722km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2075 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.224km NNE of Trona, CA · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.115km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2074 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.817km S of Trona, CA · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.213km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 34
  15. 1.617km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.421km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2072 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.618km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.018km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CA · 2069 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.015km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2069 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.95km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2069 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.613km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.714km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.823km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.512km SW of Olancha, CA · 2068 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.66km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.819km S of Trona, CA · 2066 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.321km S of Trona, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.011km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2065 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.818km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2065 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.012km S of Olancha, CA · 2064 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.918km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.816km W of Coso Junction, CA · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 3.424km NNE of Trona, CA · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.324km NNE of Trona, CA · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.717km SW of Olancha, CA · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.324km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.913km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2060 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.913km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.710km SE of Olancha, CA · 2060 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2059 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.618km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.510km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.315km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.921km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.55km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 4.010km SE of Olancha, CA · 2058 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 61
  56. 2.510km SE of Olancha, CA · 2058 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.810km SE of Olancha, CA · 2058 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.010km SE of Olancha, CA · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.910km SE of Olancha, CA · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.521km S of Trona, CA · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.324km NNE of Trona, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.88km ENE of Olancha, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.312km SW of Olancha, CA · 2079 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.712km SW of Olancha, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.724km NNE of Trona, CA · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.312km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2079 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.513km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.713km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.815km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.723km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.316km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.132km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2081 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.63km N of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.94km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.33km N of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.53km N of Little Lake, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 14
  20. 2.010km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2081 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39766400. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.