California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6km SSE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km SSE of Coso Junction, CA on Sat, Dec 21, 2002, 11:16 AM PST (19:16 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7km NW of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-21 19:16:10 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.999° N, 117.917° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015km E of Lone Pine, CA · 8688 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.218km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.018km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.86km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8686 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.75km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8685 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.621km NE of Arvin, CA · 8685 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.521km NE of Arvin, California · 8685 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.76km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8683 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.511km SSW of Olancha, CA · 8683 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.821km NNE of Olancha, California · 8683 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.411km S of Olancha, CA · 8682 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.724km E of Lone Pine, California · 8680 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.96km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8678 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.724km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8676 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.223km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 8676 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.66km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8675 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 8675 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.922km S of Bodfish, CA · 8675 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.321km NE of Arvin, California · 8675 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.87km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8674 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.17km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 8674 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.621km NE of Arvin, California · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.821km NE of Arvin, CA · 8673 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.57km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 8673 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.07km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 8673 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.07km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 8672 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.321km NE of Arvin, California · 8672 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.423km ENE of Arvin, California · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.77 km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8672 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.17km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 8672 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.58km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 8671 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.38km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 8671 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.77km ESE of Lone Pine, California · 8671 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.97km N of Olancha, CA · 8671 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.96km ESE of Lone Pine, California · 8671 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.026km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8670 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.76km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 8670 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.345km ENE of Trona, CA · 8669 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.122km NE of Arvin, CA · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.721km NE of Arvin, CA · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.67km S of Olancha, California · 8668 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.620km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8665 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.526km WSW of Olancha, California · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8665 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.627km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 8664 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 3.37km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 8664 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.915km E of Lone Pine, California · 8663 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.721km NE of Arvin, CA · 8663 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.820km NE of Olancha, CA · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.07km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.59km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.111km NW of Olancha, California · 8660 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 8659 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.18km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8658 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.511km S of Olancha, CA · 8658 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.620km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 8657 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.536 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8656 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.811km S of Olancha, CA · 8655 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.825km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8689 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.520km WNW of Bodfish, California · 8689 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.714km NE of Little Lake, CA · 8693 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.615km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8695 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.522km NE of Oildale, CA · 8696 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8696 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.730km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8696 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.826km W of Inyokern, CA · 8696 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.026km W of Inyokern, CA · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.720km NW of Kernville, CA · 8698 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.722km NE of Oildale, CA · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.622km NE of Oildale, CA · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.235km ESE of Three Rivers, CA · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8701 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.516km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8702 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.127km W of Olancha, California · 8703 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.027km W of Olancha, California · 8704 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.89km SSE of Olancha, CA · 8705 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.117km S of Johannesburg, CA · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.716km E of Lone Pine, California · 8706 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9872201. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.