California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17km NE of Thousand Palms, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17km NE of Thousand Palms, CA on Fri, Dec 7, 2001, 4:46 AM PST (12:46 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 15km NNW of Borrego Springs, 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
2001-12-07 12:46:38 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.909° N, 116.239° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912km W of Ludlow, CA · 9068 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.116km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9068 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.012km W of Ludlow, CA · 9068 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.613km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.433km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9068 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.84km NNE of Moreno Valley, California · 9068 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.516km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 9068 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.616km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9068 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.230km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9067 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.69km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 9066 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.836km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9066 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.511km SSE of Big Bear Lake, California · 9066 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.64km N of Big Bear City, California · 9066 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.617km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9065 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9065 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9065 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.38km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 9065 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.64km ESE of Loma Linda, California · 9065 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 9065 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.29km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9065 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.75km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9064 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.82km WSW of Loma Linda, California · 9064 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.81km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 9064 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.512km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 9064 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.615km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9064 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 63
  26. 1.74km SSW of Redlands, California · 9064 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.514km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9064 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 9063 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.66km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 9063 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 9063 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 9063 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.022km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9062 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.16km E of Calimesa, CA · 9062 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.822km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9062 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.213km E of Ludlow, CA · 9062 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.713km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 9061 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.116km ENE of Julian, CA · 9061 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.66km SW of Idyllwild, California · 9060 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.623km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9060 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.914km N of Warner Springs, California · 9060 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.015km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9060 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.018km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9059 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.912km SSE of Salton City, CA · 9059 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.536km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9059 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.814km SW of Ludlow, California · 9059 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.69km ENE of Indio, CA · 9059 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.617km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9058 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.64km ENE of Yucaipa, California · 9058 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.728km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9058 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.628km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9058 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.015km S of Salton City, CA · 9058 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.917km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9058 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.619km W of Ludlow, CA · 9057 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.920km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9057 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.87km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 9057 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.911km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9057 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 9056 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.84km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 9056 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CA · 9056 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.118km ESE of Anza, CA · 9056 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.214km WSW of Niland, CA · 9068 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.914km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.55km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 9068 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.516km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9068 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.630km S of Ludlow, CA · 9069 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.014km ESE of Anza, CA · 9069 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.515km ENE of Thousand Palms, California · 9069 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.717km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9069 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.917km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9069 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.83km SE of Colton, California · 9069 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.739km WSW of Ludlow, California · 9069 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.99km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 9069 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.024km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9070 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 9070 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, California · 9070 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9070 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.839km NE of Big Bear City, California · 9070 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.412km W of Ludlow, CA · 9070 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.127km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9071 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9731321. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.