California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km SSW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Mar 7, 2002, 1:24 AM PST (09:24 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-07 09:24:55 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.858° N, 116.808° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.60
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8977 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.015km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8976 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.62km E of Loma Linda, California · 8976 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.522km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8976 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, California · 8976 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8976 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8976 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8976 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.917km SW of Oasis, CA · 8975 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8975 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8975 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8975 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8975 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8975 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.56km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 8974 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8974 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8973 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.09km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8973 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 8973 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.56km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8971 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.613km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8970 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.026km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.725km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.819km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.426km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 3.125km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.926km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.313km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8969 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.726km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8969 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.026km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.117km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.818km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.62km SSE of Mira Loma, CA · 8968 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.21km SE of Placentia, CA · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.11km E of Placentia, CA · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.84km S of Redlands, California · 8968 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 3.21km E of Placentia, CA · 8967 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 597
  46. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.817km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8966 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8966 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.210km WSW of Corona, CA · 8966 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.714km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8966 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.926km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8966 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.612km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8966 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.22km ESE of Placentia, CA · 8966 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.66km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 8966 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.511km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 8966 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.53km ENE of Banning, CA · 8965 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 8965 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.82km E of Placentia, CA · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.51km N of Colton, California · 8965 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.74km SSW of Beaumont, CA · 8965 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.65km S of Redlands, CA · 8977 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8978 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.83km SSE of Redlands, CA · 8978 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8980 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.017km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8980 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.615km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.911km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.66km WNW of Big Bear Lake, California · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.39km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.212km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8982 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.83km E of Hemet, CA · 8982 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.92km N of Grand Terrace, CA · 8982 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.633km S of Ludlow, CA · 8982 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.939km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8983 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.88km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8983 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.221km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8983 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.818km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 8984 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12473112. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.