California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16km ENE of Coachella, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16km ENE of Coachella, CA on Sun, Sep 29, 2002, 12:59 AM PDT (07:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10km ESE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-09-29 07:59:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.754° N, 116.026° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8771 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.819km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8771 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.119km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8771 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8770 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8770 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.97km S of Banning, CA · 8770 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8769 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 8769 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.413km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8769 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.78km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 8769 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.116km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8769 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.516km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8769 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.616km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8769 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8768 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8768 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8768 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.78km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8768 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.612km NW of Anza, CA · 8767 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.48km W of Idyllwild, CA · 8766 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8766 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8766 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8766 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.612km S of Salton City, CA · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.610km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8764 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8763 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.26km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8763 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.56km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8763 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.416km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8763 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8763 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8762 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.510km N of Cabazon, CA · 8762 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.910km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8762 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 8762 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8761 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8761 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.610km N of Cabazon, CA · 8761 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.66km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8761 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.65km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8761 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.95km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8760 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.519km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8760 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.65km ENE of Cabazon, California · 8760 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8760 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8759 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, California · 8759 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 3.016km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8758 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.533km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8758 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.08km NNW of Anza, CA · 8758 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.010km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.69km SW of Niland, California · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8757 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.76km SW of Calipatria, CA · 8757 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.711km N of Banning, CA · 8756 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.323km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.610km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8755 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.62km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.920km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.431km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8772 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.28km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 8772 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.63km E of Valle Vista, California · 8772 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 8772 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.712km S of Salton City, CA · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.91km WSW of Cabazon, CA · 8773 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.61km E of Cabazon, CA · 8773 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8774 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.912km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8774 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8775 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.616km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8775 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8776 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.66km SE of Cabazon, CA · 8776 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.111km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8776 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.512km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8777 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CA · 8777 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9829421. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.