California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15km SSW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15km SSW of Ludlow, CA on Sat, Nov 20, 1982, 1:48 AM PST (09:48 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 11km NNE of Banning, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-20 09:48:14 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.598° N, 116.238° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411km NNE of Banning, CA · 16012 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.58km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.628km WSW of Amboy, CA · 16012 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.913km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16011 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.88km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16011 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.124km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16010 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.95km SSE of Banning, CA · 16010 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.69km E of Cabazon, CA · 16004 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16004 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 16003 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.94km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16003 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.58km N of Cabazon, CA · 16003 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.38km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16001 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.52km SW of Garnet, CA · 16001 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.79km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16000 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.86km E of Cabazon, CA · 15999 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.57km E of Cabazon, CA · 15999 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.610km W of Garnet, CA · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.518km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15999 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.617km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15999 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.17km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.624km W of Amboy, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.513km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15998 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.69km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.713km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.67km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.810km W of Garnet, CA · 15996 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.47km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15995 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.735km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.711km E of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.97km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15993 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.78km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15993 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.816km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.210km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.510km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.418km S of Big Bear City, CA · 15992 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.59km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.84km SW of Cabazon, CA · 15989 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CA · 15989 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.29km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15989 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.05km NNW of Banning, CA · 15988 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.71km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15988 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.115km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.87km W of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15988 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.015km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15987 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.73km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15986 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15986 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.824km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15985 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.95km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15985 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.816km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.317km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.417km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.717km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15985 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.717km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15985 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.017km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci510645. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.