California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Feb 15, 2002, 9:21 AM PST (17:21 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Ludlow, 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
2002-02-15 17:21:43 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.973° N, 116.803° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8997 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.72km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8997 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.75km NE of Banning, CA · 8996 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.720km ESE of Anza, California · 8996 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8996 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.76km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8995 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.63km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8995 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8994 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.68km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.226km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8993 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.96km S of Calimesa, CA · 8992 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.81km N of Cabazon, CA · 8992 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.79km WSW of Lytle Creek, California · 8992 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.75km ENE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 8991 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.27km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.56km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8991 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.331km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.924km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 8990 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.814km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8990 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, California · 8989 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.61km ESE of Loma Linda, California · 8988 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.610km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8988 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.01km NNW of Yucaipa, CA · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.41km ENE of Placentia, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.911km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.132km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.17km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.539km NE of Big Bear City, California · 8987 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.29km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8986 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.533km NNE of Joshua Tree, California · 8986 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.36km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8986 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.56km SSW of Redlands, California · 8985 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.91km ENE of Placentia, CA · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8985 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.77km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 8985 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.55km SSW of Redlands, CA · 8985 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 8984 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.818km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.221km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8984 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.88km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8984 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.939km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8983 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.633km S of Ludlow, CA · 8983 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.92km N of Grand Terrace, CA · 8982 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.83km E of Hemet, CA · 8982 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.212km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8982 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.39km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.66km WNW of Big Bear Lake, California · 8981 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.911km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.615km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.017km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8980 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8980 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.83km SSE of Redlands, CA · 8979 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8979 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.613km SW of Ludlow, California · 8978 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.65km S of Redlands, CA · 8978 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.67km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8978 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.54km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8998 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.527km ENE of Big Bear City, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.94km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 8998 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.629km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8999 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.66km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8999 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8999 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8999 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8999 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.69km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 9000 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.65km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 9000 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.78km NE of Moreno Valley, California · 9000 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 9001 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.62km NW of Loma Linda, California · 9001 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9002 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.83km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 9002 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, California · 9002 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9002 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.713km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12451452. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.