California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5km SSW of Idyllwild, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5km SSW of Idyllwild, CA on Sun, Apr 7, 2002, 9:44 PM PDT (04:44 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14km E of Ocotillo Wells, 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
2002-04-08 04:44:13 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.697° N, 116.733° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
37

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 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.45km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8945 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.88km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.62km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.829km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8944 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.84km W of Foothill Ranch, CA · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8943 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.65km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8942 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.532km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8941 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.55km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8941 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.110km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8941 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.618km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.814km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.113km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.75km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8936 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.016km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8934 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.617km SE of Julian, CA · 8934 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.54km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8934 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.812km NE of Yucaipa, California · 8934 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.98km SW of Escondido, CA · 8933 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.09km ESE of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.97km SW of San Marcos, California · 8933 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.99km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8933 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8933 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.720km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8932 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.626km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 8932 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.76km N of Cabazon, CA · 8932 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.55km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8932 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.53km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8931 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.710km NE of Running Springs, CA · 8931 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.97km SSW of Anza, CA · 8931 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.65km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 8930 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.613km E of Aguanga, CA · 8930 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.85km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8929 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.62km SE of Cabazon, California · 8929 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.314km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8929 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.68km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8928 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.740km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8928 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.68km N of Cabazon, CA · 8928 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.68km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8927 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.832km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8927 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 8926 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.032km S of Ludlow, CA · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.514km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8925 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.125km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8925 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.010km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.326km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.03km N of Colton, CA · 8923 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.77km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8923 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.66km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8923 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.57km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8923 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.67km N of Fontana, CA · 8922 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.57km N of Cabazon, CA · 8945 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.53km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8945 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.80km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 8945 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.57km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8945 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.038km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.726km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8946 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.426km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8946 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8946 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.126km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8947 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.924km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.212km NE of Cabazon, California · 8947 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.126km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.25km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8948 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.13km E of Valle Vista, CA · 8950 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9776413. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.