M1.5 earthquake Central California

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Aug 17, 2002, 3:59 AM PDT

UTC

2002-08-17 10:59:23 UTC

Depth

12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.969° N, 117.587° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

207°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Independence, CaliforniaPopulation 669. Forecast58 kmENE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast150 kmN
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast168 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast330 kmN

After

1. 2.338 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Aug 18, 11:10 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.311km NW of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:21 PM PDT · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
3. 2.44 km SSE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 1:56 PM PDT · 8810 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Aug 22, 9:00 PM PDT · 8809 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.534km E of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 26, 4:16 AM PDT · 8806 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.59 km NNE of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 11:47 PM PDT · 8803 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.823 km WSW of Wilkerson, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 4:29 PM PDT · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.113 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 3:59 AM PDT · 8801 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.423 km WSW of Wilkerson, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 11:28 AM PDT · 8801 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.81 km ESE of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 12:38 PM PDT · 8799 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 3, 10:19 AM PDT · 8798 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.916 km W of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 4:11 PM PDT · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
13. 2.222km NNE of Olancha, CASat, Sep 7, 4:08 PM PDT · 8794 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
14. 3.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 2:42 AM PDT · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 10, 8:29 AM PDT · 8791 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 10, 7:06 PM PDT · 8790 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.513km ESE of Olancha, CAThu, Sep 12, 2:22 AM PDT · 8789 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.741km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:09 AM PDT · 8788 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.742km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:27 AM PDT · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.641km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 5:29 AM PDT · 8788 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
21. 1.934 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaSun, Sep 15, 4:22 PM PDT · 8786 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.823km NE of Olancha, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 3:54 PM PDT · 8784 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
23. 2.225km WSW of Lone Pine, CATue, Sep 17, 11:28 PM PDT · 8783 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
24. 1.911km SSW of Olancha, CAWed, Sep 18, 11:27 AM PDT · 8783 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
25. 2.046km E of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 4:18 AM PDT · 8779 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
26. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Sep 22, 1:39 PM PDT · 8779 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.935 km S of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 24, 7:42 PM PDT · 8776 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
28. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Sep 26, 1:26 PM PDT · 8775 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
29. 1.847 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Sep 26, 1:28 PM PDT · 8775 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
30. 1.55 km S of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Sep 27, 7:43 PM PDT · 8773 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.028 km E of Darwin, CaliforniaSat, Sep 28, 12:11 AM PDT · 8773 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
32. 1.517 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaSat, Sep 28, 2:31 AM PDT · 8773 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.334km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Sep 28, 5:02 AM PDT · 8773 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.932 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Sep 29, 9:54 AM PDT · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
35. 1.835 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Sep 30, 5:16 AM PDT · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
36. 1.524km ENE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaTue, Oct 1, 11:35 PM PDT · 8769 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
37. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:34 AM PDT · 8769 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
38. 2.412km WSW of Furnace Creek, CAWed, Oct 2, 7:36 AM PDT · 8769 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
39. 2.033km NE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaWed, Oct 2, 9:46 AM PDT · 8769 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
40. 1.821km NE of Olancha, CAWed, Oct 2, 5:55 PM PDT · 8768 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
41. 2.11 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 5, 3:36 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
42. 2.11 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 5, 5:09 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
43. 1.740 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Oct 6, 12:08 PM PDT · 8765 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
44. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 8, 4:51 AM PDT · 8763 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
45. 2.012km SW of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 11, 4:38 PM PDT · 8760 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
46. 1.90 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Oct 11, 8:02 PM PDT · 8759 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
47. 1.728km E of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 14, 3:18 PM PDT · 8757 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
48. 1.722km SE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 5:28 PM PDT · 8757 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
49. 1.612 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Oct 15, 2:24 PM PDT · 8756 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
50. 1.922km ESE of Lone Pine, CATue, Oct 15, 8:28 PM PDT · 8755 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
51. 1.618 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Oct 16, 12:06 AM PDT · 8755 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away

Before

1. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Aug 15, 3:27 AM PDT · 8817 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.727 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 11:38 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.329km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Aug 14, 11:29 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.529km E of Big Pine, CATue, Aug 13, 12:23 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
5. 3.127km ESE of Big Pine, CATue, Aug 13, 12:20 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.714km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Aug 13, 8:08 AM PDT · 8819 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.010km S of Olancha, CATue, Aug 13, 5:06 AM PDT · 8819 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.711km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Aug 11, 5:17 PM PDT · 8821 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.111km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Aug 10, 3:45 PM PDT · 8822 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Aug 8, 12:12 AM PDT · 8824 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Aug 8, 12:11 AM PDT · 8824 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.07km N of Olancha, CAMon, Aug 5, 9:16 AM PDT · 8827 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.940km E of Lone Pine, CaliforniaSun, Aug 4, 6:14 PM PDT · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.711km S of Olancha, CAFri, Aug 2, 9:16 AM PDT · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.611km S of Olancha, CAFri, Aug 2, 5:45 AM PDT · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Aug 2, 3:06 AM PDT · 8830 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.410km S of Olancha, CAFri, Aug 2, 1:48 AM PDT · 8830 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.719km SE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Aug 1, 10:07 PM PDT · 8830 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.510km S of Olancha, CATue, Jul 30, 5:11 PM PDT · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.511km S of Olancha, CATue, Jul 30, 8:45 AM PDT · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00054791. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.