Past earthquakes near Coso volcano: October 2020 - list, stats and map

Updated: May 7, 2024 00:05 GMT - refresh

During October 2020, Coso volcano has had 431 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.5:

11 quakes above magnitude 2
420 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest: Mag. 2.5 Earthquake 24km NW of Searles Valley, CA, USA -

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Past earthquakes near Coso volcano: October 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Oct 31, 2020 09:33 am (Los Angeles)	1.2 4.2 km	7 km (4.4 mi) to the NW	31 miles N of China Lake Acres, California	Info
Oct 31, 2020 08:07 am (Los Angeles)	1.6 3.9 km	21 km (13 mi) to the SE	18 miles N of Ridgecrest, California	Info
Oct 30, 2020 05:36 pm (Los Angeles)	1.3 2.7 km	18 km (11 mi) to the SE	19 miles N of Ridgecrest, California	Info
Friday, October 30, 2020 GMT (3 quakes)
Oct 30, 2020 05:08 am (Los Angeles)	1.2 3.1 km	6.4 km (4 mi) to the W	30 miles NNW of Ridgecrest, California	Info
Oct 29, 2020 07:33 pm (Los Angeles)	1.5 2.4 km	16 km (10.2 mi) to the SE	22km E of Little Lake, CA, USA	Info
Oct 29, 2020 06:53 pm (Los Angeles)	1.5 2.6 km	16 km (10.2 mi) to the SE	22km E of Little Lake, CA, USA	Info
Thursday, October 29, 2020 GMT (5 quakes)
Oct 29, 2020 06:11 am (Los Angeles)	2.1 4.1 km	7.5 km (4.7 mi) to the NW	Inyo County, 34 mi north of Ridgecrest, California, USA	Info
Oct 29, 2020 06:00 am (Los Angeles)	1.1 12 km	28 km (17 mi) to the SE	24km ESE of Little Lake, CA, USA	Info
Oct 29, 2020 02:41 am (Los Angeles)	1.5 2.5 km	16 km (10.1 mi) to the SE	19km E of Little Lake, CA, USA	Info
Oct 28, 2020 06:31 pm (Los Angeles)	1.2 5.2 km	10.7 km (6.7 mi) to the NW	8km NE of Coso Junction, CA, USA	Info
Oct 28, 2020 06:31 pm (Los Angeles)	1.5 4.2 km	11 km (6.9 mi) to the NW	9km NE of Coso Junction, CA, USA	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.1 x 10⁹ joules (584 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.503 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Coso volcano (California, USA (mainland exept Alaska)) activity update: Strong earthquake swarm- no cause for concern

The M7.1 earthquake has also triggered an earthquake swarm at the southern end of the volcanic field, with around 30 earthquakes per hour. Read all

Tue, 11 Dec 2012, 06:48

Coso volcanic field (California): seismic swarm coming to an end

Location of recent quakes in the Coso volcanic field (red=past 48 hours, yellow=past week)

The recent earthquake swarm at Coso Volcanic Field seems to be over. Read all

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