California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 20km W of Amboy, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20km W of Amboy, CA on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 5:10 AM PST (13:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16km ENE of Coachella, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-23 13:10:53 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.581° N, 115.958° 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, 18.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8686 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8686 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.214km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8686 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8685 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8683 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.811km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8682 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.213km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8682 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.55km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8681 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.89km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8681 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8680 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8680 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8680 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8679 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.031km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8678 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8678 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.639km NE of Big Bear City, California · 8677 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.67km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8677 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.016km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8677 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.719km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8677 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.69km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8677 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.130km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.026km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.63km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.537km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.96km NNW of Garnet, CA · 8676 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.810km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8675 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.913km NE of Indio, CA · 8675 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.618km SW of Ludlow, California · 8674 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8672 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.84km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8672 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.75km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8670 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8670 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, California · 8670 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.723km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8670 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.613km N of Cabazon, CA · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.731km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.69km W of Ludlow, CA · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.622km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8666 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8665 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.626km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8665 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.611km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8664 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8664 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8663 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8663 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.610km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 8663 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.514km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.67km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8662 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.537km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.613km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8661 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8661 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CA · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.17km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8659 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.133km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.27km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8659 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.64km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8659 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.530km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8658 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8658 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.512km N of Cabazon, CA · 8686 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.618km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8687 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.736km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8687 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.714km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8687 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8687 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.520km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8689 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.510km NNE of Cabazon, California · 8689 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.66km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8690 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.86km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8690 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.815km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8690 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.86km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8690 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.76km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8690 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.72km S of Yucca Valley, California · 8693 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.833km S of Ludlow, CA · 8693 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8693 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, California · 8693 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9872977. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.