M1.6 earthquake 16km NE of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Jan 5, 2002, 1:10 AM PST

UTC

2002-01-05 09:10:44 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.145° N, 117.829° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 17.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

137°

Stations used

23

• Inyokern, CaliforniaPopulation 1,099. Forecast55 kmN
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast60 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast133 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast236 kmN

After

1. 1.556 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 9:58 AM PST · 9039 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.721km SW of Olancha, CASat, Jan 5, 10:07 AM PST · 9039 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.719km SW of Olancha, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 10:27 AM PST · 9039 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.616km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 5, 1:32 PM PST · 9039 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.615km E of Coso Junction, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 9:17 PM PST · 9038 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 12:22 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
7. 1.558 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 3:18 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.026km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 6, 5:35 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.016km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 6, 5:38 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.016km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 6, 3:34 PM PST · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.656 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 5:04 PM PST · 9038 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.014km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 9:40 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Jan 8, 1:33 AM PST · 9036 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.637 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 6:16 AM PST · 9036 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.58km W of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 8, 6:22 AM PST · 9036 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.738 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 7:04 PM PST · 9035 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.047 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Jan 9, 9:35 AM PST · 9035 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.07km NW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 9, 7:44 PM PST · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.46km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 13, 2:24 AM PST · 9031 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.16km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 13, 7:07 AM PST · 9031 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
21. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 13, 9:29 AM PST · 9031 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
22. 1.56km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 13, 12:59 PM PST · 9031 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.76km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 13, 1:45 PM PST · 9031 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
24. 1.86km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 13, 2:10 PM PST · 9031 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
25. 1.727km W of Inyokern, CASun, Jan 13, 6:34 PM PST · 9030 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
26. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jan 14, 9:20 AM PST · 9030 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
27. 2.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 14, 11:35 AM PST · 9030 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
28. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jan 16, 12:37 AM PST · 9028 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
29. 1.88km NNE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 18, 9:14 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
30. 1.97km ESE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jan 19, 11:20 PM PST · 9024 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
31. 2.57km E of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 21, 3:46 AM PST · 9023 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
32. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 21, 11:28 AM PST · 9023 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.713km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jan 21, 12:52 PM PST · 9023 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
34. 1.87km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jan 23, 7:50 PM PST · 9020 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
35. 1.82km WNW of Kernville, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 6:15 PM PST · 9019 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
36. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Jan 25, 2:52 AM PST · 9019 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
37. 1.714km WNW of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 25, 3:59 PM PST · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
38. 1.65km ESE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 11:02 AM PST · 9017 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
39. 1.518km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 28, 5:05 AM PST · 9016 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
40. 3.06km E of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 28, 8:30 AM PST · 9016 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
41. 1.728km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Jan 29, 2:31 AM PST · 9015 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
42. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 30, 6:11 AM PST · 9014 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
43. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 11:57 AM PST · 9013 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
44. 1.98km ENE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 11:54 PM PST · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.07km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 3, 12:33 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.77km E of Coso Junction, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 12:42 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
47. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 3, 12:53 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
48. 1.554 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 6:29 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
49. 2.07km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 3, 1:11 PM PST · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
50. 2.728km NNW of California City, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 6:10 PM PST · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
51. 1.636km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 11:56 PM PST · 9006 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
52. 2.68km SSW of Furnace Creek, CAThu, Feb 7, 5:58 AM PST · 9006 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
53. 2.47km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 7, 11:49 AM PST · 9006 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Feb 7, 6:39 PM PST · 9005 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
55. 2.522km NNE of Olancha, CAFri, Feb 8, 10:52 AM PST · 9005 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
56. 2.626km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 8, 1:15 PM PST · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
57. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Feb 9, 2:15 AM PST · 9004 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
58. 1.714km SE of Olancha, CASat, Feb 9, 3:38 AM PST · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
59. 1.714km SE of Olancha, CaliforniaSat, Feb 9, 3:38 AM PST · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
60. 2.215km SE of Olancha, CASat, Feb 9, 3:43 AM PST · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

1. 1.77km SE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jan 4, 11:09 PM PST · 9039 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
2. 1.516km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jan 4, 4:18 PM PST · 9040 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
3. 1.829km W of Olancha, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 7:35 AM PST · 9040 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
4. 1.719km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jan 3, 11:50 PM PST · 9040 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
5. 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 3, 4:00 AM PST · 9041 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
6. 1.527km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 2, 3:47 PM PST · 9042 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 2, 2:28 PM PST · 9042 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.557 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 12:14 AM PST · 9042 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.822km N of Kernville, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 8:17 PM PST · 9042 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 1, 5:50 AM PST · 9043 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
11. 1.514km SSW of Olancha, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 10:43 AM PST · 9044 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 7:40 AM PST · 9044 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
13. 1.96km ESE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 31, 12:19 AM PST · 9044 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.68km NNE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 30, 12:55 PM PST · 9045 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.544km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CASun, Dec 30, 7:53 AM PST · 9045 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
16. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 28, 11:32 PM PST · 9046 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.746km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, Dec 28, 10:31 PM PST · 9046 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
18. 1.925km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 28, 2:48 AM PST · 9047 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.558 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 8:23 PM PST · 9047 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.97km NNE of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 27, 12:46 AM PST · 9048 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9744481. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.