M1.6 earthquake 5km NW of Big Bear City, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 9, 2002, 5:08 PM PDT

UTC

2002-10-10 00:08:56 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.295° N, 116.883° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

27

• Big Bear City, CaliforniaPopulation 12,304. Forecast5 kmNW
• San Bernardino, CaliforniaPopulation 216,108. Forecast43 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast128 kmENE

After

1. 2.43km N of Murrieta, CAThu, Oct 10, 3:12 AM PDT · 8761 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.95km NW of Big Bear City, CAThu, Oct 10, 5:23 AM PDT · 8761 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.519km ENE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Oct 10, 9:58 AM PDT · 8761 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.65km ENE of Cabazon, CaliforniaThu, Oct 10, 12:57 PM PDT · 8760 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Oct 10, 6:53 PM PDT · 8760 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.613km NNE of Barstow, CaliforniaThu, Oct 10, 11:52 PM PDT · 8760 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.85km NE of Yorba Linda, CAFri, Oct 11, 7:18 AM PDT · 8760 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, CaliforniaFri, Oct 11, 11:32 AM PDT · 8760 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 12, 5:43 AM PDT · 8759 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
10. 3.016km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Oct 12, 8:29 AM PDT · 8759 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.533km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Oct 12, 2:54 PM PDT · 8758 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
12. 2.08km NNW of Anza, CASat, Oct 12, 5:09 PM PDT · 8758 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Oct 13, 12:40 AM PDT · 8758 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.711km N of Banning, CAMon, Oct 14, 1:31 PM PDT · 8756 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.323km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 15, 5:37 AM PDT · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CATue, Oct 15, 8:40 AM PDT · 8756 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.610km SW of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 15, 9:59 AM PDT · 8756 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.013km WSW of Ludlow, CATue, Oct 15, 10:58 AM PDT · 8756 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.613km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaTue, Oct 15, 2:00 PM PDT · 8755 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.62km ENE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 15, 8:11 PM PDT · 8755 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
21. 1.920km NNW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 15, 10:28 PM PDT · 8755 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.71km NNW of Loma Linda, CATue, Oct 15, 10:31 PM PDT · 8755 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
23. 2.030km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Oct 16, 2:50 AM PDT · 8755 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
24. 1.827km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Oct 16, 2:31 PM PDT · 8754 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
25. 3.118km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 16, 8:26 PM PDT · 8754 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 17, 12:47 PM PDT · 8753 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.58km S of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Oct 17, 1:21 PM PDT · 8753 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
28. 3.012km W of Ludlow, CAFri, Oct 18, 1:04 AM PDT · 8753 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
29. 1.72km ESE of Cabazon, CAFri, Oct 18, 7:45 AM PDT · 8753 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
30. 1.512km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Oct 18, 9:05 AM PDT · 8753 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
31. 1.813km W of Ludlow, CAFri, Oct 18, 6:14 PM PDT · 8752 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
32. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 19, 8:25 AM PDT · 8752 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
33. 2.39km W of Calimesa, CASat, Oct 19, 1:30 PM PDT · 8751 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
34. 1.69km W of Calimesa, CaliforniaSat, Oct 19, 1:44 PM PDT · 8751 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
35. 1.69km E of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 19, 3:06 PM PDT · 8751 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
36. 1.63km N of Fontana, CaliforniaSun, Oct 20, 2:26 AM PDT · 8751 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.87km NE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Oct 20, 5:56 AM PDT · 8751 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
38. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Oct 21, 8:00 AM PDT · 8750 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
39. 3.66km NW of Big Bear City, CATue, Oct 22, 12:15 AM PDT · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 101
40. 1.86km NW of Big Bear City, CATue, Oct 22, 12:23 AM PDT · 8749 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.933km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Oct 22, 12:02 PM PDT · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
42. 1.55km N of Beaumont, CAWed, Oct 23, 3:40 AM PDT · 8748 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
43. 1.55km NW of Big Bear City, CaliforniaWed, Oct 23, 4:34 AM PDT · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.76km NE of Yorba Linda, CAWed, Oct 23, 7:11 AM PDT · 8748 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.66km NW of Big Bear City, CAWed, Oct 23, 9:20 AM PDT · 8748 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
46. 1.85km NW of Big Bear City, CAWed, Oct 23, 9:32 AM PDT · 8748 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
47. 2.35km NW of Big Bear City, CAWed, Oct 23, 9:53 AM PDT · 8748 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
48. 1.810km SE of Valle Vista, CAWed, Oct 23, 2:19 PM PDT · 8747 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
49. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 23, 6:38 PM PDT · 8747 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
50. 1.86km NW of Big Bear City, CAWed, Oct 23, 6:48 PM PDT · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
51. 1.61km NE of Loma Linda, CaliforniaWed, Oct 23, 7:14 PM PDT · 8747 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
52. 1.96km NW of Big Bear City, CAThu, Oct 24, 3:16 AM PDT · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 24, 4:39 AM PDT · 8747 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.76km SE of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Oct 24, 10:13 AM PDT · 8747 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
55. 3.810km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 24, 10:18 AM PDT · 8747 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 86
56. 2.010km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 24, 10:21 AM PDT · 8747 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
57. 1.911km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 24, 10:22 AM PDT · 8747 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
58. 2.311km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 24, 10:22 AM PDT · 8747 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.511km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 24, 10:23 AM PDT · 8747 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
60. 2.410km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 24, 10:25 AM PDT · 8747 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

1. 2.66km NW of Big Bear City, CAWed, Oct 9, 5:04 PM PDT · 8761 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.610km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Oct 9, 1:34 PM PDT · 8761 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 9, 12:30 PM PDT · 8762 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 9, 11:34 AM PDT · 8762 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.612km WSW of Ludlow, CAWed, Oct 9, 9:48 AM PDT · 8762 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.95km NE of Yorba Linda, CAWed, Oct 9, 7:56 AM PDT · 8762 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.628km NW of Ludlow, CAWed, Oct 9, 12:15 AM PDT · 8762 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CATue, Oct 8, 11:20 PM PDT · 8762 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 8, 12:39 PM PDT · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.67km S of Redlands, CaliforniaTue, Oct 8, 10:30 AM PDT · 8763 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.510km N of Cabazon, CATue, Oct 8, 6:01 AM PDT · 8763 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Oct 7, 6:50 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.513km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Oct 7, 6:33 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Oct 7, 6:26 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.510km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Oct 7, 4:33 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.335km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Oct 7, 2:43 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.25km NE of North Tustin, CAMon, Oct 7, 11:06 AM PDT · 8764 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.416km ENE of Coachella, CAMon, Oct 7, 10:45 AM PDT · 8764 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.836km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CaliforniaMon, Oct 7, 5:45 AM PDT · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.26km SE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Oct 7, 4:38 AM PDT · 8764 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9849021. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.