California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6km NE of Fallbrook, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6km NE of Fallbrook, CA on Tue, May 28, 2002, 12:52 PM PDT (19:52 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7km SSW of Devore, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-28 19:52:44 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.415° N, 117.213° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 8894 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8894 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 8894 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.313km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8893 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.13km W of Yucaipa, CA · 8893 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.66km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8892 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.512km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8892 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.52km ENE of Colton, CA · 8892 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.011km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 8892 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.57km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8892 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8891 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.94km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 8890 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.80km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8890 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.52km SSW of San Jacinto, CA · 8889 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 8889 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.18km N of Cabazon, CA · 8889 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.73km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8889 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.63km W of Redlands, CA · 8889 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 8888 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.85km NNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.56km SSW of Redlands, California · 8888 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.713km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8887 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.77km NNW of Fontana, California · 8887 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.77km NE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 8887 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.68km W of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.65km N of Moreno Valley, California · 8886 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.79km N of Banning, CA · 8886 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.015km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.52km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 8885 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.75km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.45km NNE of Anza, CA · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.56km NE of Anza, CA · 8885 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.85km NE of Anza, CA · 8885 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.57km SSE of Redlands, CA · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.55km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 8884 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.711km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8884 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.77km NNW of Cabazon, California · 8884 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.85km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8883 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.63km E of Banning, CA · 8883 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.34km NNW of Fontana, CA · 8883 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.92km NNE of Colton, CA · 8883 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.72km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8883 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.81km NW of Calimesa, CA · 8883 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.63km SW of Loma Linda, California · 8882 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.85km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 8882 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.55km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 8882 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.616km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8882 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.610km S of Banning, CA · 8881 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8881 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 8881 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.85km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8880 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.87km NE of Rancho Santa Fe, California · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.717km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8879 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.83km WNW of Devore, CA · 8879 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.61km SSW of Loma Linda, California · 8879 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.91km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 8879 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.71km ESE of Loma Linda, California · 8879 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.011km NE of Julian, CA · 8878 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.66km NE of Anza, CA · 8877 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8895 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.44km ENE of Banning, CA · 8895 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.88km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 8895 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.54km S of Loma Linda, California · 8896 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.53km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8896 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.03km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.84km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8896 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.518km WSW of Oasis, CA · 8897 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.79km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8897 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 8897 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.936km WSW of Encinitas, CA · 8898 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.54km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8898 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.82km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 8899 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.53km NNW of San Jacinto, California · 8899 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.62km NW of San Bernardino, California · 8900 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.82km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 8900 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.82km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 8900 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.84km NW of Calimesa, CA · 8900 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13491528. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.