California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1km SE of Bell, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1km SE of Bell, CA on Sun, Oct 20, 2002, 6:41 PM PDT (01:41 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 22km S of Port Hueneme, 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
2002-10-21 01:41:31 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.971° N, 118.176° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64km ESE of Vincent, CA · 8749 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.39km NW of Malibu, CA · 8748 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.76km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8748 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.61km NE of Loma Linda, California · 8747 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.54km W of Northridge, CA · 8743 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.67km N of Moreno Valley, California · 8743 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.62km WSW of Placentia, California · 8742 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.14km SSE of Carson, California · 8742 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.812km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 8741 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.69km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.82km NNE of Grand Terrace, CA · 8741 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.56km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8737 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.74km NE of Oxnard, California · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.74km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 8736 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.64km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8734 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.87km S of Redlands, California · 8734 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.33km SE of La Mirada, CA · 8733 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.814km WNW of Malibu, CA · 8733 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.66km S of Redlands, CA · 8733 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.618km SSW of Seal Beach, California · 8733 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.93km W of Yorba Linda, CA · 8733 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.66km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8733 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.513km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8730 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.28km NNE of La Verne, CA · 8730 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.33km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 8730 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.67km S of Redlands, CA · 8730 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.74km E of Upland, CA · 8730 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.51km NNW of Colton, CA · 8730 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.83km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.17km ENE of Castaic, CA · 8729 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.85km ENE of Castaic, California · 8729 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.24km ESE of Marina del Rey, CA · 8728 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.81km SW of Placentia, CA · 8727 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.54km N of Loma Linda, California · 8726 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.711km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 8725 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.88km S of Chino, CA · 8725 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.92km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8724 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.55km NNW of Fontana, CA · 8723 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.70km S of Colton, California · 8723 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.73km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 8722 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.62km E of Grand Terrace, California · 8721 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.92km WSW of Granada Hills, CA · 8721 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.62km NE of Baldwin Hills, CA · 8720 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.61km NE of Placentia, CA · 8718 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.70km W of Encino, CA · 8717 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.66km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8717 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.90km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 8716 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.61km SSW of Loma Linda, California · 8716 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.63km ESE of Loma Linda, California · 8715 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.81km S of Yorba Linda, CA · 8715 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.53km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 8712 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.73km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 8712 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.63km N of Placentia, California · 8711 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.714km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.62km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8711 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.53km NE of Fontana, CA · 8711 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.02km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8711 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.51km SSE of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 8710 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.64km S of Charter Oak, CA · 8710 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.75km NNW of Nuevo, CA · 8709 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.62km W of Chatsworth, CA · 8751 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.87km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8751 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.63km N of Fontana, California · 8751 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.69km W of Calimesa, California · 8751 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.39km W of Calimesa, CA · 8752 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.71km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 8755 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.98km N of Pacoima, CA · 8756 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.83km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 8756 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.96km WNW of Newport Beach, CA · 8757 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.93km NNE of Marina del Rey, CA · 8757 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.77km SSE of Piru, California · 8758 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.02km NNE of Northridge, CA · 8760 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.85km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8760 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.43km N of Murrieta, CA · 8761 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.84km SW of Sherman Oaks, CA · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.63km WNW of Florence-Graham, California · 8762 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.95km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8762 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.61km ESE of Compton, CA · 8762 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.67km S of Redlands, California · 8763 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.25km NE of North Tustin, CA · 8764 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9852401. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.