California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8km NW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8km NW of Garnet, CA on Fri, Feb 1, 2002, 7:53 PM PST (03:53 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6km SSE of Lake Henshaw, 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
2002-02-02 03:53:24 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.945° N, 116.622° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9010 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.619km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.713km W of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.213km W of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.635km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.814km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.916km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 9008 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.62km W of Loma Linda, CA · 9008 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.112km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 9008 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.94km S of Mentone, CA · 9007 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9007 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.98km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 9007 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.91km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 9007 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.66km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.76km ENE of Anza, CA · 9007 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.714km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.69km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9006 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.522km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9006 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.612km E of Julian, CA · 9006 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.54km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 9006 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 9006 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.77km E of Yucaipa, California · 9005 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.94km WNW of Yucaipa, California · 9005 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.516km SE of Anza, California · 9005 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 9005 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.732km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.413km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.231km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9004 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.137km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.813km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.514km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.512km NE of Borrego Springs, California · 9004 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.614km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.613km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9004 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.414km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9003 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.65km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9003 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.69km NE of San Jacinto, California · 9003 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.61km SE of Loma Linda, California · 9002 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.114km W of Ludlow, CA · 9002 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9002 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.62km SSE of Mira Loma, CA · 9002 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.52km S of Loma Linda, CA · 9002 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.210km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9001 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.59km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 9001 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.713km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9001 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, California · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.94km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.83km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 9001 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.62km NW of Loma Linda, California · 9000 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 9000 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.78km NE of Moreno Valley, California · 8999 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.65km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 8999 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.318km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9010 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.08km WSW of Salton City, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.53km N of Murrieta, CA · 9010 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9010 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.611km NNE of Borrego Springs, California · 9010 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.66km N of Moreno Valley, California · 9011 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.512km W of Salton City, CA · 9011 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.513km SE of Anza, California · 9011 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CA · 9011 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.013km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9012 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.75km ESE of Yucaipa, California · 9012 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.54km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 9012 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.13km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 9012 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.414km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9012 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 9013 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.018km ESE of Anza, CA · 9013 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.640km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.56km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9013 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12375464. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.