California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11km NNE of Banning, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km NNE of Banning, California on Sat, Jan 12, 2002, 9:30 AM PST (17:30 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 13km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-01-12 17:30:42 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.015° N, 116.834° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 184 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.515km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 9031 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.614km N of Cabazon, CA · 9030 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 9030 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.74km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9030 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.63km SE of Loma Linda, California · 9030 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.56km NNE of Yucca Valley, California · 9029 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.718km ESE of Anza, California · 9029 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.55km N of Banning, CA · 9029 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.58km S of Idyllwild, CA · 9029 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.75km W of Calimesa, CA · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.310km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9029 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.914km W of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.911km W of Ludlow, California · 9028 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.214km W of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.88km N of Big Bear City, CA · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.35km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 9028 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.417km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9027 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.58km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.911km WSW of Pinon Hills, CA · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9027 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.126km W of Ludlow, California · 9027 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.79km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 9027 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.817km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9026 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.118km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.615km ESE of Anza, CA · 9026 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.029km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 9025 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.92km NW of Valle Vista, CA · 9025 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.15km N of Banning, CA · 9025 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.110km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 9025 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.61km NE of Colton, California · 9025 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.65km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 9024 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.69km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 9024 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.525km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 9023 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.216km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9023 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.82km SSE of Colton, CA · 9023 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.69km NNW of Banning, CA · 9023 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.28km NNE of Indio, CA · 9022 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.53km N of Palomar Observatory, CA · 9022 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.52km SSW of Mentone, CA · 9022 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.76km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 9022 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 9022 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.76km WSW of Devore, California · 9022 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.711km NNE of Julian, CA · 9022 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.513km NNE of Julian, California · 9022 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.511km N of Banning, California · 9022 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9022 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.511km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9021 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.517km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9021 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.63km NNW of Beaumont, California · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.93km NNW of Beaumont, California · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.38km WSW of Corona, CA · 9021 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.89km SE of Valle Vista, California · 9020 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.836km ENE of Lucerne Valley, California · 9020 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.51km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 9020 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 9020 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.92km WSW of Fontana, CA · 9020 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CA · 9031 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.710km N of Cabazon, CA · 9031 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.212km W of Ludlow, CA · 9031 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.722km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9032 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 9032 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.612km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 9032 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 9032 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 9032 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.913km N of Glendora, CA · 9033 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.97km WSW of Beaumont, California · 9033 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 9033 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.619km NNW of Borrego Springs, California · 9033 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.719km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 9033 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.510km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9033 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.68km N of North Shore, CA · 9033 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.76km NE of Moreno Valley, California · 9033 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.66km SE of Loma Linda, California · 9033 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 9033 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 9033 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9747841. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.