M0.9 earthquake 45 km NE of Ridgecrest, California, United States

A magnitude 0.9 earthquake struck 45 km NE of Ridgecrest, California, United States at 11:17 local time (19:17 UTC) on 4 Nov 2026, at a depth of 3 km, according to USGS.

revised from M1.1

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-04 21:23 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude: 0.9micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.1
Depth: 2.8 km
Status: Reviewed
Origin time: 2026-11-04 19:17:09 UTC; Local: 4 Nov 2026, 11:17:09 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre: 35.957° N, 117.391° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
Place	Distance	Est. shaking
RidgecrestCalifornia, United States · pop. 28,780	45 km	INot felt
Fort IrwinCalifornia, United States · pop. 8,845	101 km	INot felt
BarstowCalifornia, United States · pop. 23,692	122 km	INot felt
Barstow HeightsCalifornia, United States · pop. 24,202	125 km	INot felt
PahrumpNevada, United States · pop. 36,441	130 km	INot felt
BakersfieldCalifornia, United States · pop. 373,640	161 km	INot felt
Las VegasNevada, United States · pop. 641,903	204 km	INot felt
HendersonNevada, United States · pop. 285,667	217 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

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Agency	Magnitude	Depth	Epicentre	Time offset	Status
USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey	0.9 mlwas 0.9	2.8 km	35.96° N, 117.39° W	–	Reviewed · 2 revisions

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 401 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 3 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

Compare M0.9 with M1.0

M1.0 releases about 1.2× the energy of M0.9, and its waves are about 1.1× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 401 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M0.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

18 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.8 8 days ago. 14 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.9

18 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)	Magnitude	Depth (km)
0.00	1.1	3
0.04	0.8	5
0.05	0.8	3
0.26	0.9	3
0.31	1.8	3
9.45	1.8	10
21.24	1.6	3
58.86	1.2	4
59.14	1.0	2
72.11	0.7	10
93.49	1.2	3
97.55	0.9	5
125.90	0.9	6
129.66	1.7	1
144.18	0.9	5
170.92	1.0	1
171.33	0.7	2
178.31	0.8	2

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Event id ci41358367. First recorded here 4 Nov 2026, 19:20:35 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41358367). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.9 earthquake 45 km NE of Ridgecrest, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41358367-m0-9-earthquake-45-km-ne-of-ridgecrest-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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