California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10km SSW of Idyllwild, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km SSW of Idyllwild, CA on Mon, Jan 28, 2002, 2:58 PM PST (22:58 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16km ESE of Julian, 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
2002-01-28 22:58:46 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.654° N, 116.754° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
25

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 172.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9753421. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.