Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Searles Valley, CA
M 3.6
Latest: 10:49 pm PDT on 21 June 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Searles Valley was M 3.6, 21 km (13 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA, at 10:49 pm PDT on 21 June 2026. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. 36 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 13,384 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 112
- Largest since 2016
- M 7.1 on 5 July 2019, 18 km (11 mi) W of Searles Valley, CA
- Reported felt
- 1,273 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.1 21 km (13 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA
- 0.7 20 km (13 mi) WNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 0.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
- -0.1 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 0.4 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.1 14 km (8 mi) W of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.2 42 km (26 mi) NNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 0.3 12 km (7 mi) SW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.3 23 km (14 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.4 21 km (13 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 27 km (16 mi) S of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) W of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) W of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) SW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) SW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.9 31 km (19 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) SW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SW of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) SW of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Searles Valley, CA · felt by 2
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) SW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) W of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 3.6 21 km (13 mi) N of Searles Valley, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.7 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) SW of Searles Valley, CA
- 1.5 15 km (10 mi) WSW of Searles Valley, CA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Searles Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Searles Valley are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Searles Valley; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Searles Valley; the five largest:
- 6.3 The 1946 Walker Pass, California Earthquake · 49 km W of Searles Valley
- 6.0 Death Valley area, California · 45 km NE of Searles Valley
- 5.9 Death Valley area, California · 45 km NE of Searles Valley
- 5.8 16km NNE of Ridgecrest, California · 21 km W of Searles Valley
- 5.4 14km NW of Inyokern, CA · 49 km W of Searles Valley
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Tank Canyon fault, 18 km from its surface trace
- Ash Hill fault, 24 km from its surface trace
- Garlock fault, 26 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Ridgecrest 29 km · China Lake Acres 35 km · Inyokern 39 km
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