M1.7 earthquake 7km NE of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, May 7, 2002, 1:16 AM PDT

UTC

2002-05-07 08:16:01 UTC

Depth

2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.092° N, 117.899° 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

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

22

• Inyokern, CaliforniaPopulation 1,099. Forecast50 kmN
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast56 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast128 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast229 kmN

After

1. 3.424km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, May 7, 3:31 PM PDT · 8916 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.910km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, May 9, 6:02 AM PDT · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.57km NNE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaFri, May 10, 6:57 AM PDT · 8914 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.424km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 10, 9:33 AM PDT · 8914 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 10, 10:28 AM PDT · 8914 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
6. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 10, 2:33 PM PDT · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, May 11, 4:08 PM PDT · 8912 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.97km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 12, 11:09 AM PDT · 8912 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
9. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 12, 2:34 PM PDT · 8911 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
10. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CAMon, May 13, 5:35 AM PDT · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, May 15, 3:25 AM PDT · 8909 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 15, 8:12 AM PDT · 8909 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.619km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, May 16, 9:31 AM PDT · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.58km E of Kernville, CAThu, May 16, 11:29 PM PDT · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.621km WNW of Searles Valley, CAFri, May 17, 3:21 PM PDT · 8906 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.710km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 17, 4:12 PM PDT · 8906 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, May 19, 8:59 PM PDT · 8904 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
18. 1.611km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 19, 10:52 PM PDT · 8904 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, May 21, 1:30 AM PDT · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.66km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 21, 8:00 AM PDT · 8903 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
21. 1.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CATue, May 21, 3:55 PM PDT · 8902 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
22. 1.611km WNW of Kernville, CAWed, May 22, 10:03 AM PDT · 8902 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
23. 2.027km W of Inyokern, CAWed, May 22, 3:24 PM PDT · 8901 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.518km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 24, 1:49 AM PDT · 8900 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CASat, May 25, 2:07 PM PDT · 8898 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
26. 1.66km E of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 27, 3:06 AM PDT · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
27. 2.222km SE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaMon, May 27, 5:05 AM PDT · 8897 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
28. 2.022km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, May 27, 2:46 PM PDT · 8896 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
29. 1.74km ENE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 27, 5:31 PM PDT · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
30. 1.74km ENE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 27, 8:41 PM PDT · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
31. 2.339km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaTue, May 28, 3:47 AM PDT · 8896 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
32. 1.510km NNE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 28, 7:02 PM PDT · 8895 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.59 km NW of Keeler, CaliforniaWed, May 29, 6:28 AM PDT · 8895 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
34. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, May 30, 5:17 AM PDT · 8894 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
35. 1.623km S of Bodfish, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 2:02 AM PDT · 8893 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.915km SSW of Little Lake, CAFri, May 31, 2:19 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
37. 1.524km ENE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 6:06 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
38. 1.66km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Jun 1, 2:58 AM PDT · 8892 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
39. 1.713km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 1, 4:11 PM PDT · 8891 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
40. 1.715km ESE of Little Lake, CaliforniaSat, Jun 1, 4:14 PM PDT · 8891 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
41. 2.413km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 1, 6:51 PM PDT · 8891 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
42. 1.66km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Jun 1, 9:31 PM PDT · 8891 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
43. 1.66km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Jun 1, 9:31 PM PDT · 8891 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
44. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 1, 9:57 PM PDT · 8891 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
45. 1.522km N of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Jun 2, 4:57 AM PDT · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
46. 2.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jun 2, 2:36 PM PDT · 8890 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.08km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jun 2, 2:44 PM PDT · 8890 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
48. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jun 2, 3:23 PM PDT · 8890 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
49. 1.614km SE of Olancha, CaliforniaWed, Jun 5, 6:54 PM PDT · 8887 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
50. 1.612km NE of Little Lake, CaliforniaWed, Jun 5, 9:05 PM PDT · 8887 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
51. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CaliforniaWed, Jun 5, 9:16 PM PDT · 8887 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
52. 1.622km SE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaThu, Jun 6, 8:38 PM PDT · 8886 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
53. 1.913km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jun 7, 3:28 AM PDT · 8886 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
54. 1.757 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 9:18 AM PDT · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
55. 1.55km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jun 8, 10:34 AM PDT · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
56. 2.37km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jun 8, 1:54 PM PDT · 8884 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
57. 1.76km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jun 8, 2:22 PM PDT · 8884 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.86km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jun 9, 6:48 AM PDT · 8884 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
59. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CaliforniaSun, Jun 9, 9:18 PM PDT · 8883 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
60. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jun 10, 1:21 PM PDT · 8882 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

1. 2.27km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 6, 7:24 PM PDT · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.87km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 6, 7:02 PM PDT · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.07km E of Kernville, CAMon, May 6, 3:20 PM PDT · 8917 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
4. 2.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 6, 4:54 AM PDT · 8918 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
5. 1.520km SW of Little Lake, CASun, May 5, 6:59 PM PDT · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
6. 1.58km E of Kernville, CASun, May 5, 1:56 PM PDT · 8918 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
7. 3.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 3, 2:59 AM PDT · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 3, 1:41 AM PDT · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.326km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, May 3, 1:15 AM PDT · 8921 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 2, 7:10 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.620km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, May 2, 3:31 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 2, 1:05 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 2, 12:12 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 2, 12:03 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.725km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 11:51 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.527km SW of Little Lake, CaliforniaWed, May 1, 11:51 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 11:48 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
18. 3.825km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 11:00 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
19. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, May 1, 8:55 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
20. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CAWed, May 1, 5:06 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12935488. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.