California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA on Thu, Feb 7, 2002, 9:41 PM PST (05:41 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-08 05:41:47 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.457° N, 115.800° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.512km NE of Borrego Springs, California · 9004 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.614km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.613km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.414km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.65km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9003 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.75km W of Calexico, California · 9003 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.315km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 9003 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9002 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.510km WSW of Niland, California · 9002 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9002 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.210km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9002 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9002 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.59km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 9001 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 9001 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.721km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.713km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9001 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.94km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9001 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 9000 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.69km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8999 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.18km S of Brawley, CA · 8998 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.86km SW of Niland, California · 8997 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.66km WSW of Niland, California · 8997 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.722km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8996 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.72km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8996 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.720km ESE of Anza, California · 8995 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8995 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.77km SW of Niland, California · 8994 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.59km WSW of Niland, California · 8994 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 8994 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.717km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8994 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.68km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.67km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8992 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 3.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.58km SW of Heber, California · 8990 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.56km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 8989 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.814km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8989 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.79km NW of Calipatria, California · 8989 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.518km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8989 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.65km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8988 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.28km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.58km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.79km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.29km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.410km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.07km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.78km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.711km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.610km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.57km SE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.26km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8987 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, California · 9005 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 9005 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.516km SE of Anza, California · 9005 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.415km ESE of Julian, CA · 9005 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.99km W of Holtville, CA · 9006 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 9006 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 9006 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.54km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CA · 9006 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.014km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9006 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.612km E of Julian, CA · 9006 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.76km ENE of Anza, CA · 9007 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.66km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.98km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 9008 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 9008 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.616km ESE of Julian, CA · 9008 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.616km ESE of Julian, CA · 9008 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 875
  18. 1.916km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 9009 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.616km ESE of Julian, CA · 9009 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.77km WSW of Niland, California · 9009 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9758445. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.