M1.6 earthquake 7km ESE of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 28, 2002, 5:01 PM PST

UTC

2002-10-29 01:01:34 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.011° N, 117.880° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

16

• Inyokern, CaliforniaPopulation 1,099. Forecast41 kmN
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast47 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast125 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast220 kmN

After

1. 1.922km NNE of Trona, CATue, Oct 29, 6:32 AM PST · 8742 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.98km NW of Olancha, CaliforniaThu, Oct 31, 3:44 PM PST · 8740 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.713km E of Coso Junction, CaliforniaSun, Nov 3, 2:27 PM PST · 8737 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.922km NNE of Trona, CASun, Nov 3, 8:20 PM PST · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.08km N of Olancha, CaliforniaSun, Nov 3, 11:52 PM PST · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.65km NNE of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 6, 9:17 AM PST · 8734 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.56km NE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaWed, Nov 6, 5:58 PM PST · 8734 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.824km NNE of Trona, CASat, Nov 9, 8:21 AM PST · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
9. 3.122km NNE of Trona, CASat, Nov 9, 1:06 PM PST · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
10. 1.516km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 12, 4:37 AM PST · 8728 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.622km NNE of Trona, CAWed, Nov 13, 5:16 AM PST · 8727 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.615km E of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 14, 4:24 AM PST · 8726 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Nov 15, 1:01 PM PST · 8725 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.929km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Nov 16, 2:07 AM PST · 8724 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
15. 1.511km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 17, 1:51 PM PST · 8723 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.024km NE of Oildale, CASun, Nov 17, 5:55 PM PST · 8723 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.431km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Nov 17, 8:43 PM PST · 8722 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.631km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Nov 17, 11:52 PM PST · 8722 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.527km WSW of Olancha, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 3:48 AM PST · 8722 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.813km SSE of Olancha, CATue, Nov 19, 8:38 AM PST · 8721 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
21. 1.826km NNE of Trona, CAFri, Nov 22, 12:58 PM PST · 8718 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
22. 1.918km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Nov 22, 7:06 PM PST · 8717 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.617km NNE of Olancha, CaliforniaFri, Nov 22, 8:28 PM PST · 8717 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
24. 1.929km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CASat, Nov 23, 8:16 AM PST · 8717 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
25. 1.719km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 24, 6:07 AM PST · 8716 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
26. 2.219km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 24, 6:08 AM PST · 8716 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
27. 1.924km ENE of Oildale, CASun, Nov 24, 11:15 AM PST · 8716 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.118km E of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 24, 11:20 PM PST · 8715 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
29. 1.517km E of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 24, 11:26 PM PST · 8715 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
30. 1.723km ENE of Oildale, CAMon, Nov 25, 5:45 AM PST · 8715 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.917km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 25, 6:37 AM PST · 8715 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
32. 1.516km SE of Olancha, CaliforniaMon, Nov 25, 7:57 AM PST · 8715 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
33. 1.718km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 25, 1:37 PM PST · 8715 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
34. 1.917km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 25, 10:55 PM PST · 8714 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
35. 1.57km E of Coso Junction, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 5:32 AM PST · 8714 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.118km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 27, 1:19 AM PST · 8713 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
37. 1.617km NNE of Olancha, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 9:10 AM PST · 8713 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
38. 2.118km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 29, 2:08 AM PST · 8711 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
39. 1.71km W of Olancha, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 7:31 AM PST · 8711 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
40. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CASat, Nov 30, 6:12 AM PST · 8710 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
41. 2.627km W of Olancha, CASun, Dec 1, 2:57 PM PST · 8709 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
42. 2.227km W of Olancha, CASun, Dec 1, 4:15 PM PST · 8709 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
43. 1.928km W of Olancha, CASun, Dec 1, 4:17 PM PST · 8709 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
44. 1.828km W of Olancha, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 10:45 PM PST · 8708 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
45. 2.127km W of Olancha, CaliforniaMon, Dec 2, 9:34 AM PST · 8708 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
46. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 2, 12:53 PM PST · 8708 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.727km W of Olancha, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 3:57 PM PST · 8707 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
48. 1.716km E of Lone Pine, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 11:40 PM PST · 8706 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
49. 2.117km S of Johannesburg, CAWed, Dec 4, 7:05 AM PST · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
50. 1.89km SSE of Olancha, CAThu, Dec 5, 5:37 AM PST · 8705 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
51. 2.027km W of Olancha, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 3:45 PM PST · 8704 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
52. 2.127km W of Olancha, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 8:32 PM PST · 8703 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
53. 1.516km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 7, 7:41 PM PST · 8702 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
54. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 9, 1:12 PM PST · 8701 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
55. 2.235km ESE of Three Rivers, CAMon, Dec 9, 10:44 PM PST · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
56. 1.622km NE of Oildale, CATue, Dec 10, 12:52 AM PST · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
57. 1.720km NW of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 12, 3:47 AM PST · 8698 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
58. 2.026km W of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 14, 1:13 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
59. 1.826km W of Inyokern, CASat, Dec 14, 1:14 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
60. 1.730km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 14, 9:36 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

1. 1.925km W of Coso Junction, CASat, Oct 26, 11:24 PM PDT · 8744 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
2. 1.619km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Oct 26, 9:33 PM PDT · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
3. 1.57km SE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaSat, Oct 26, 8:59 PM PDT · 8744 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 25, 6:41 PM PDT · 8746 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.07km SE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 25, 6:44 AM PDT · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.78km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 25, 3:30 AM PDT · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.58km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 23, 8:24 PM PDT · 8747 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.19km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Oct 23, 4:58 PM PDT · 8748 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.627km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Oct 22, 2:45 PM PDT · 8749 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
10. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 21, 11:27 PM PDT · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.517km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 20, 3:26 PM PDT · 8751 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.64km NNW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 20, 12:05 PM PDT · 8751 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.58km NW of Olancha, CaliforniaSun, Oct 20, 11:05 AM PDT · 8751 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.89km NW of Olancha, CAThu, Oct 17, 10:19 PM PDT · 8753 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
15. 2.327km E of Johannesburg, CAThu, Oct 17, 7:19 AM PDT · 8754 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.84km E of Lone Pine, CaliforniaThu, Oct 17, 12:26 AM PDT · 8754 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.630km E of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 16, 2:56 PM PDT · 8755 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.96km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 15, 10:36 PM PDT · 8755 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.922km ESE of Lone Pine, CATue, Oct 15, 8:28 PM PDT · 8755 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.722km SE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaMon, Oct 14, 5:28 PM PDT · 8757 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9854501. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.