California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 35 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Mon, Jun 3, 2002, 4:17 PM PDT (23:17 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 0 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-06-03 23:17:58 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.222° N, 118.748° 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.

Station coverage gap
71°
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: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SE of Walker, California · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.27 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 8889 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.814 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8889 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.88 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8889 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8888 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 8888 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.914 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8888 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 8888 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8887 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.914 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8886 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8886 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 8885 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.914 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8884 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.610 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 8884 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8884 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.114 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8884 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.114 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.714 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8884 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8882 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.85 km ESE of Walker, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.69 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 3.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8881 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.810 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8881 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.810 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8881 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8881 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.710 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.115 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.310 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.110 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.810 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.814 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8877 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.711 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8877 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.711 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8877 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.48 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8877 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.810 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8877 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8877 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.010 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8876 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.010 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.630 km E of Lee Vining, California · 8876 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 3.214 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.414 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8876 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8876 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.610 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.61 km SW of Round Valley, California · 8874 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.510 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8874 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.916 km W of Round Valley, California · 8872 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8872 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8871 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.712 km NNE of June Lake, California · 8871 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.59 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8871 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.621 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 8870 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 2.024 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 8890 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.111 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8890 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.114 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.814 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.3California-Nevada border region · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.214 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.712 km E of Mono City, California · 8892 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.814 km ENE of Mono City, California · 8892 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.15 km ESE of Walker, California · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.45 km ESE of Walker, California · 8892 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.68 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8894 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.413 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8894 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.911 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.76 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 8895 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8896 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00049334. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.