California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 19km NE of Big Bear City, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19km NE of Big Bear City, CA on Sat, Feb 2, 2002, 4:35 AM PST (12:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 26km SSW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-02 12:35:17 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.362° N, 116.678° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713km W of Ludlow, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.213km W of Ludlow, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.635km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.814km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.916km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 9009 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.62km W of Loma Linda, CA · 9008 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.112km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 9008 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.94km S of Mentone, CA · 9008 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9008 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.91km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 9008 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.66km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.76km ENE of Anza, CA · 9007 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.714km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.69km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9007 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.522km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.54km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 9006 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 9006 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.77km E of Yucaipa, California · 9006 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.94km WNW of Yucaipa, California · 9006 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.516km SE of Anza, California · 9006 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.732km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.413km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.231km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9005 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.137km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9004 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.65km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9004 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.69km NE of San Jacinto, California · 9004 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.924km NW of Ludlow, CA · 9003 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.61km SE of Loma Linda, California · 9003 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.114km W of Ludlow, CA · 9003 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9003 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.62km SSE of Mira Loma, CA · 9002 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.52km S of Loma Linda, CA · 9002 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.59km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 9002 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.713km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, California · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.83km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 9001 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.62km NW of Loma Linda, California · 9001 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 9001 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.613km E of Ludlow, CA · 9000 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.78km NE of Moreno Valley, California · 9000 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.65km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 8999 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.69km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8999 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8999 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.66km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8998 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.629km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.94km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 8998 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.527km ENE of Big Bear City, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.54km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8997 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.86km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8997 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.97km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.96km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9010 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.58km NW of Garnet, CA · 9010 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.318km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9010 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.53km N of Murrieta, CA · 9011 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9011 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.66km N of Moreno Valley, California · 9011 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.513km SE of Anza, California · 9012 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CA · 9012 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 9013 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.013km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9013 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.75km ESE of Yucaipa, California · 9013 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.54km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 9013 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.13km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 9013 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.414km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9013 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 9013 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.018km ESE of Anza, CA · 9013 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.640km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.611km NE of Barstow, CA · 9014 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.56km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9014 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.17km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9014 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12379440. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.