M1.6 earthquake 13km N of Castaic, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 2, 2002, 11:53 AM PDT

UTC

2002-10-02 18:53:52 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.607° N, 118.629° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

21

• Castaic, CaliforniaPopulation 19,015. Forecast13 kmN
• Valencia, CaliforniaPopulation 148,456. Forecast18 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast71 kmNNW

After

1. 1.516km NNW of California City, CAThu, Oct 3, 11:47 AM PDT · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.716km NNW of California City, CAThu, Oct 3, 12:56 PM PDT · 8768 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.18km WSW of El Segundo, CAFri, Oct 4, 3:21 AM PDT · 8767 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.62km NNW of Sierra Madre, CASat, Oct 5, 2:35 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.68km E of Ojai, CASat, Oct 5, 11:05 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 6, 12:26 PM PDT · 8765 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.516km W of Ventura, CaliforniaMon, Oct 7, 4:36 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.61km ESE of Compton, CAWed, Oct 9, 3:04 AM PDT · 8762 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.63km WNW of Florence-Graham, CaliforniaWed, Oct 9, 12:55 PM PDT · 8762 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.84km SW of Sherman Oaks, CAWed, Oct 9, 7:44 PM PDT · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
11. 2.02km NNE of Northridge, CAFri, Oct 11, 7:24 AM PDT · 8760 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.712km WNW of Ojai, CaliforniaSat, Oct 12, 11:37 AM PDT · 8759 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
13. 1.77km SSE of Piru, CaliforniaSat, Oct 12, 2:39 PM PDT · 8759 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
14. 1.93km NNE of Marina del Rey, CASun, Oct 13, 6:35 PM PDT · 8757 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.511km SW of Lamont, CaliforniaSun, Oct 13, 11:48 PM PDT · 8757 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.83km ESE of Inglewood, CAMon, Oct 14, 7:29 PM PDT · 8756 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.98km N of Pacoima, CAMon, Oct 14, 11:53 PM PDT · 8756 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
18. 1.65km S of Lamont, CaliforniaSat, Oct 19, 3:57 AM PDT · 8752 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.62km W of Chatsworth, CASun, Oct 20, 10:14 AM PDT · 8751 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.61km SE of Bell, CASun, Oct 20, 6:41 PM PDT · 8750 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
21. 1.64km ESE of Vincent, CATue, Oct 22, 5:31 AM PDT · 8749 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
22. 2.39km NW of Malibu, CAWed, Oct 23, 1:46 AM PDT · 8748 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.912km NNW of Grapevine, CaliforniaFri, Oct 25, 4:49 PM PDT · 8745 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
24. 2.14km WNW of Lebec, CASat, Oct 26, 8:49 PM PDT · 8744 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
25. 1.611km S of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 27, 3:44 PM PST · 8743 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
26. 1.54km W of Northridge, CAMon, Oct 28, 5:50 AM PST · 8743 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
27. 2.14km SSE of Carson, CaliforniaTue, Oct 29, 8:18 AM PST · 8742 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
28. 1.812km NNW of Chatsworth, CATue, Oct 29, 3:40 PM PST · 8741 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
29. 1.510km E of Ojai, CASat, Nov 2, 1:58 AM PST · 8738 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
30. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 2, 5:56 PM PST · 8737 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
31. 2.07km SW of Ojai, CASat, Nov 2, 11:50 PM PST · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
32. 1.74km NE of Oxnard, CaliforniaSun, Nov 3, 8:23 AM PST · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
33. 2.33km SE of La Mirada, CAWed, Nov 6, 1:50 PM PST · 8734 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
34. 1.814km WNW of Malibu, CAWed, Nov 6, 6:47 PM PST · 8733 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
35. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Nov 8, 1:25 PM PST · 8732 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
36. 3.58km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 8, 3:19 PM PST · 8731 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
37. 2.39km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 8, 5:05 PM PST · 8731 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
38. 1.611km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaSat, Nov 9, 1:21 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
39. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 9, 1:37 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
40. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 9, 2:30 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
41. 2.720km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 9, 8:18 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
42. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 9, 8:40 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
43. 1.513km NE of Simi Valley, CASat, Nov 9, 5:08 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
44. 2.28km NNE of La Verne, CASat, Nov 9, 11:13 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.611km WSW of Grapevine, CaliforniaSat, Nov 9, 11:59 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
46. 2.33km NW of Granada Hills, CASun, Nov 10, 6:05 AM PST · 8730 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
47. 1.83km WNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Nov 10, 1:01 PM PST · 8730 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
48. 2.17km ENE of Castaic, CASun, Nov 10, 3:49 PM PST · 8729 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
49. 1.85km ENE of Castaic, CaliforniaSun, Nov 10, 3:49 PM PST · 8729 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
50. 1.914km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Nov 10, 9:54 PM PST · 8729 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
51. 2.24km ESE of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Nov 11, 6:28 PM PST · 8728 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
52. 1.79km NW of Frazier Park, CaliforniaMon, Nov 11, 10:11 PM PST · 8728 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
53. 1.77km WSW of Ojai, CATue, Nov 12, 8:48 PM PST · 8727 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
54. 1.98km SW of Ojai, CAWed, Nov 13, 3:56 AM PST · 8727 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
55. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 13, 3:27 PM PST · 8726 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
56. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 13, 4:27 PM PST · 8726 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
57. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CaliforniaThu, Nov 14, 3:42 AM PST · 8726 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
58. 2.720km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 14, 5:01 AM PST · 8726 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
59. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 14, 5:21 AM PST · 8726 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
60. 2.012km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Nov 14, 4:05 PM PST · 8725 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

1. 1.93km WNW of Pacoima, CaliforniaTue, Oct 1, 9:51 AM PDT · 8770 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.82km SSE of Hawthorne, CAMon, Sep 30, 9:10 PM PDT · 8770 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.82km NNW of Gardena, CAMon, Sep 30, 9:02 PM PDT · 8770 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.64km SSW of South Pasadena, CAMon, Sep 30, 7:19 PM PDT · 8770 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.82km NE of Baldwin Hills, CASun, Sep 29, 5:51 PM PDT · 8771 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
6. 2.05km W of Port Hueneme, CASun, Sep 29, 3:26 PM PDT · 8771 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CASun, Sep 29, 3:23 PM PDT · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.59km SW of Wrightwood, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 9:21 AM PDT · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 28, 8:23 PM PDT · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.62km E of Pacoima, CAFri, Sep 27, 11:09 PM PDT · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 26, 7:09 PM PDT · 8774 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.812km N of Ojai, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 4:23 PM PDT · 8775 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.73km WSW of Baldwin Hills, CAWed, Sep 25, 11:59 AM PDT · 8776 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.710km SSW of Arvin, CATue, Sep 24, 9:14 PM PDT · 8776 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
15. 1.519km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 4:04 AM PDT · 8779 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.88km NW of Malibu, CASun, Sep 22, 1:49 AM PDT · 8779 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.84km SSW of MacArthur Park, CAThu, Sep 19, 9:19 PM PDT · 8781 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.713km SSE of Las Flores, CAThu, Sep 19, 8:29 PM PDT · 8781 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
19. 1.89km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:29 PM PDT · 8782 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.911km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:00 PM PDT · 8782 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9830521. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.