M1.9 earthquake 11km NNW of Alpine, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Dec 27, 2002, 10:43 AM PST

UTC

2002-12-27 18:43:38 UTC

Depth

14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.917° N, 116.827° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

98°

Stations used

21

• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast11 kmNNW
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast18 kmNE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast39 kmNE

After

1. 1.834km SE of Campo, CAFri, Dec 27, 4:20 PM PST · 8682 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.118km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Dec 27, 6:51 PM PST · 8682 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.710km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 28, 10:29 AM PST · 8681 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.915km ESE of Julian, CASat, Dec 28, 2:14 PM PST · 8681 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
5. 1.66km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 30, 3:41 AM PST · 8679 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 31, 7:23 AM PST · 8678 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 31, 11:32 PM PST · 8678 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.723km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 2, 1:22 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Jan 2, 3:04 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.613km NE of Julian, CAFri, Jan 3, 7:11 PM PST · 8675 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.28km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Jan 4, 4:05 PM PST · 8674 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.06km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Jan 4, 5:28 PM PST · 8674 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 5, 8:32 PM PST · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Jan 6, 3:11 AM PST · 8672 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
15. 1.78km SW of San Marcos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 6, 8:32 AM PST · 8672 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jan 6, 7:30 PM PST · 8672 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Jan 7, 9:54 PM PST · 8671 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 8, 9:33 AM PST · 8670 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 9, 9:27 PM PST · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Jan 10, 5:07 PM PST · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
21. 1.613km SE of Anza, CAFri, Jan 10, 7:28 PM PST · 8668 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.625km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 11, 1:35 AM PST · 8667 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.316km NNE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 12, 5:41 PM PST · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Jan 12, 6:22 PM PST · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
25. 1.714km NE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:06 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.68km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 13, 5:48 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
27. 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 13, 9:23 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
28. 1.615km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 14, 9:36 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
29. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Jan 15, 6:20 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 15, 7:51 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
31. 1.55km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 16, 6:38 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
32. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 18, 5:04 PM PST · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.951km SE of Campo, CASun, Jan 19, 1:33 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.87km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 19, 7:34 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
35. 1.87km SW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jan 19, 4:52 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
36. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 21, 8:43 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
37. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 21, 10:00 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
38. 1.78km SE of Valle Vista, CATue, Jan 21, 10:35 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 22, 7:23 PM PST · 8656 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
40. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 23, 7:41 AM PST · 8655 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
41. 1.53km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Jan 24, 3:37 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Jan 25, 3:26 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
43. 2.613km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 25, 6:50 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
44. 1.524km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Jan 27, 12:49 AM PST · 8651 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
45. 1.72km E of Aguanga, CAMon, Jan 27, 5:46 PM PST · 8651 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
46. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 28, 12:04 AM PST · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
47. 1.76km SSE of Idyllwild, CATue, Jan 28, 2:52 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
48. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CATue, Jan 28, 1:58 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
49. 1.627km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 28, 7:01 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
50. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 29, 2:47 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
51. 1.911km ENE of Aguanga, CAWed, Jan 29, 10:42 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
52. 1.614km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:42 AM PST · 8648 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
53. 1.95km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:25 AM PST · 8648 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
54. 1.612km SSE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 30, 10:13 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
55. 1.715km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Jan 31, 12:00 PM PST · 8647 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
56. 1.74km SSW of Idyllwild, CASat, Feb 1, 2:49 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
57. 1.622km SW of Westmorland, CASat, Feb 1, 10:28 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
58. 1.810km SW of Idyllwild, CASun, Feb 2, 12:41 AM PST · 8645 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
59. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CASun, Feb 2, 11:08 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CaliforniaSun, Feb 2, 11:08 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

1. 2.118km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 27, 4:31 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.911km SE of Anza, CAFri, Dec 27, 4:28 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.716km N of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 27, 3:33 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.57km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Dec 25, 9:10 AM PST · 8684 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 24, 7:26 AM PST · 8685 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 24, 5:13 AM PST · 8685 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.69km SW of Wildomar, CAMon, Dec 23, 11:58 PM PST · 8686 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.516km NNW of Aguanga, CASun, Dec 22, 10:18 PM PST · 8687 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
9. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 22, 10:10 PM PST · 8687 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
10. 1.528km ESE of Campo, CASat, Dec 21, 11:28 AM PST · 8688 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Dec 19, 8:15 PM PST · 8690 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.514km S of Anza, CAThu, Dec 19, 6:18 PM PST · 8690 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.04km NNW of Julian, CAThu, Dec 19, 12:08 PM PST · 8690 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.67km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Dec 16, 11:09 PM PST · 8693 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.116km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 16, 8:05 PM PST · 8693 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 15, 11:18 AM PST · 8694 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.816km SE of Anza, CAFri, Dec 13, 5:46 PM PST · 8696 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.66km W of San Jacinto, CAFri, Dec 13, 10:29 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Dec 12, 9:44 PM PST · 8697 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.948km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 12, 5:53 PM PST · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9874189. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.