The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Fort Irwin, the biggest of them M2.7. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Fort Irwin came at 0.2× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Fort Irwin — records go back to 1980 — was the M7.1 of Oct 16, 1999, 09:46 UTC: The 1999 Hector Mine, California Earthquake.
How we figure this: 14 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 66.7 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Fort Irwin
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.6 | 6 km NNW of Boron, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 04:29 PM | -1 km | 93 km WSW |
| M1.6 | 7 km E of Ridgecrest, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 11:44 PM | 7 km | 91 km WNW |
| M0.9 | 12 km SW of Searles Valley, CA | Oct 31, 2026, 05:22 PM | 6 km | 90 km WNW |
| M0.6 | 17 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA | Oct 31, 2026, 03:34 PM | 6 km | 82 km WNW |
| M0.6 | 14 km SW of Searles Valley, CA | Oct 31, 2026, 06:25 AM | 8 km | 89 km WNW |
| M1.4 | 15 km NE of Ridgecrest, CA | Oct 31, 2026, 05:00 AM | 11 km | 95 km WNW |
| M0.8 | 15 km NE of Ridgecrest, CA | Oct 31, 2026, 05:00 AM | 11 km | 95 km WNW |
| M1.3 | 33 km SSW of Ludlow, CA | Oct 30, 2026, 07:50 PM | 1 km | 95 km SSE |
| M1.0 | 14 km WSW of Searles Valley, CA | Oct 30, 2026, 02:27 AM | 7 km | 93 km WNW |
| M1.0 | 16 km S of Searles Valley, CA | Oct 27, 2026, 04:27 AM | 4 km | 79 km WNW |
Earthquakes per year near Fort Irwin (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Fort Irwin
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 205 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Fort Irwin (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M7.1 | The 1999 Hector Mine, California Earthquake | Oct 16, 1999, 09:46 UTC | 83 km |
| M6.4 | Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence | Jul 04, 2019, 17:33 UTC | 89 km |
| M5.8 | 13km WSW of Ludlow, CA | Oct 16, 1999, 09:59 UTC | 74 km |
| M5.5 | 17km S of Searles Valley, CA | Jun 04, 2020, 01:32 UTC | 78 km |
| M5.4 | 21km SW of Ludlow, California | Jul 05, 1992, 21:18 UTC | 83 km |
| M5.4 | 16km W of Searles Valley, CA | Jul 05, 2019, 11:07 UTC | 98 km |
| M5.4 | 32km SSW of Ludlow, California | Oct 16, 1999, 12:57 UTC | 99 km |
| M5.3 | 20km ENE of Barstow, California | Mar 18, 1997, 15:24 UTC | 35 km |
Nearby places
Barstow, CA (51 km) · Barstow Heights, CA (55 km) · Lenwood, CA (57 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 16:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 16:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.