M0.9 earthquake 24 km SW of Ridgecrest, California, United States
A magnitude 0.9 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Ridgecrest, California, United States at 09:29 local time (16:29 UTC) on 24 Sept 2026, at a depth of 4 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-24 16:33 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 0.9micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml) - Depth
- 4.2 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-09-24 16:29:41 UTC
- Local: 24 Sept 2026, 09:29:41 (America/Los Angeles)
- Epicentre
- 35.475° N, 117.862° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| RidgecrestCalifornia, United States · pop. 28,780 | 24 km | INot felt |
| California CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 13,277 | 40 km | INot felt |
| LancasterCalifornia, United States · pop. 161,103 | 90 km | INot felt |
| ArvinCalifornia, United States · pop. 20,876 | 93 km | INot felt |
| Barstow HeightsCalifornia, United States · pop. 24,202 | 99 km | INot felt |
| BakersfieldCalifornia, United States · pop. 373,640 | 106 km | INot felt |
| Los AngelesCalifornia, United States · pop. 3,820,914 | 162 km | INot felt |
| RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,261 | 175 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · CI.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey | 0.9 ml | 4.2 km | 35.48° N, 117.86° W | – | Automatic |
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How big was it?
Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.
It released roughly the energy of 362 g of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 4 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M1.0 releases about 1.3× the energy of M0.9, and its waves are about 1.2× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 362 g of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M0.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
8 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.8 13 h ago. 43 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M0.9
8 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 40.42 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 55.39 | 1.4 | 6 |
| 57.62 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 62.39 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 62.56 | 1.4 | 7 |
| 64.24 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 90.21 | 1.8 | 7 |
| 96.79 | 0.8 | 7 |
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Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id ci41338543. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:10 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41338543). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.9 earthquake 24 km SW of Ridgecrest, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41338543-m0-9-earthquake-24-km-sw-of-ridgecrest-california-united-states, data from USGS.
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