California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6km NE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6km NE of Coso Junction, CA on Fri, Nov 30, 2001, 10:18 AM PST (18:18 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8km ESE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-11-30 18:18:56 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.088° N, 117.900° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
15

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 118.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9727653. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.