M2.3 earthquake 13km NE of Barstow, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Dec 16, 2002, 2:58 PM PST

UTC

2002-12-16 22:58:36 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.995° N, 116.941° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

19

• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast13 kmNE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast60 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast159 kmNE

After

1. 1.815km SW of Ludlow, CAThu, Dec 19, 1:05 PM PST · 8690 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CAFri, Dec 20, 10:37 AM PST · 8689 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.520km E of Big Bear City, CAFri, Dec 20, 9:13 PM PST · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.736km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Dec 22, 2:27 PM PST · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Dec 22, 3:37 PM PST · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.618km WSW of Ludlow, CASun, Dec 22, 8:57 PM PST · 8687 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.513km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Dec 23, 1:11 AM PST · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.314km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Dec 23, 2:28 PM PST · 8686 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Dec 23, 5:38 PM PST · 8686 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.214km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Dec 23, 6:05 PM PST · 8686 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CATue, Dec 24, 10:13 PM PST · 8685 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
12. 2.213km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Dec 27, 9:39 PM PST · 8682 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Dec 28, 8:28 AM PST · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.89km SSE of Big Bear City, CASat, Dec 28, 1:24 PM PST · 8681 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Dec 29, 10:32 AM PST · 8680 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Dec 29, 12:11 PM PST · 8680 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.031km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Dec 31, 2:31 AM PST · 8679 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.639km NE of Big Bear City, CaliforniaWed, Jan 1, 12:19 AM PST · 8678 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.67km E of Big Bear City, CAWed, Jan 1, 3:09 AM PST · 8678 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.016km SW of Ludlow, CAWed, Jan 1, 6:10 AM PST · 8678 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
21. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jan 2, 12:42 AM PST · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
22. 2.130km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jan 2, 5:32 AM PST · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
23. 2.026km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jan 2, 7:33 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.537km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Jan 2, 10:30 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
25. 2.313km NE of Barstow, CAThu, Jan 2, 4:25 PM PST · 8676 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
26. 1.810km N of Big Bear City, CAFri, Jan 3, 2:05 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
27. 1.618km SW of Ludlow, CaliforniaSat, Jan 4, 6:07 AM PST · 8675 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.720km NW of Barstow, CaliforniaSat, Jan 4, 5:20 PM PST · 8674 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
29. 1.88km NNW of Lake Los Angeles, CASun, Jan 5, 8:08 AM PST · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.720km NNE of Lake Los Angeles, CASun, Jan 5, 6:09 PM PST · 8673 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
31. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jan 6, 12:55 AM PST · 8673 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
32. 1.914km S of Big Bear Lake, CaliforniaMon, Jan 6, 3:51 PM PST · 8672 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.813km S of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Jan 7, 10:25 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 8, 5:06 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
35. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 7:21 AM PST · 8670 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
36. 2.345km ENE of Trona, CAThu, Jan 9, 6:17 PM PST · 8669 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
37. 1.731km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Jan 11, 11:33 AM PST · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.69km W of Ludlow, CASat, Jan 11, 4:27 PM PST · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
39. 1.622km SSW of Ludlow, CASun, Jan 12, 6:30 AM PST · 8667 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
40. 1.65km SE of Lytle Creek, CATue, Jan 14, 9:22 PM PST · 8664 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CAWed, Jan 15, 4:12 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
42. 2.56km W of Lytle Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jan 16, 10:21 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.537km WSW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jan 16, 4:12 PM PST · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
44. 1.613km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jan 17, 10:15 AM PST · 8661 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
45. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jan 17, 11:27 AM PST · 8661 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
46. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CAFri, Jan 17, 4:12 PM PST · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
47. 1.59km NE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 18, 3:34 AM PST · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
48. 2.17km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jan 19, 5:57 AM PST · 8660 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
49. 2.133km N of Joshua Tree, CASun, Jan 19, 11:02 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
50. 2.27km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jan 19, 2:01 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
51. 1.842km WSW of Shoshone, CaliforniaSun, Jan 19, 5:25 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.530km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 7:42 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
53. 1.711km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 10:36 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
54. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 4:52 PM PST · 8658 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
55. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 21, 2:46 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
56. 1.616km SW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 21, 10:46 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
57. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 21, 11:16 PM PST · 8657 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
58. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 22, 6:54 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
59. 1.819km W of Ludlow, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:32 PM PST · 8656 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
60. 1.89km N of Big Bear City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 23, 11:26 AM PST · 8655 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

1. 1.833km S of Ludlow, CAMon, Dec 16, 12:21 PM PST · 8693 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Dec 16, 7:23 AM PST · 8693 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Dec 16, 5:22 AM PST · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
4. 1.814km SW of Ludlow, CASat, Dec 14, 12:36 PM PST · 8695 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.040km SW of Ludlow, CASat, Dec 14, 11:15 AM PST · 8695 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.722km SSE of Fort Irwin, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 4:34 PM PST · 8696 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 8:56 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.814km WNW of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 3:46 AM PST · 8697 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.711km N of Yucaipa, CAThu, Dec 12, 6:46 PM PST · 8697 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.613km W of Ludlow, CAThu, Dec 12, 4:56 AM PST · 8698 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.612km NW of Adelanto, CAThu, Dec 12, 12:54 AM PST · 8698 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.313km NW of Adelanto, CAThu, Dec 12, 12:51 AM PST · 8698 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CAWed, Dec 11, 4:17 AM PST · 8699 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.119km W of Ludlow, CATue, Dec 10, 9:59 AM PST · 8699 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Dec 9, 8:03 AM PST · 8700 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.017km SSW of Ludlow, CASun, Dec 8, 4:17 PM PST · 8701 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.37km ENE of Running Springs, CASun, Dec 8, 7:47 AM PST · 8701 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Dec 8, 7:12 AM PST · 8701 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Dec 8, 6:39 AM PST · 8702 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.58km SSE of Big Bear City, CASun, Dec 8, 2:06 AM PST · 8702 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9871009. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.