M1.5 earthquake 58 km ENE of Independence, California

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Jan 6, 2002, 3:18 AM PST

UTC

2002-01-06 11:18:00 UTC

Depth

10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.978° N, 117.585° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

206°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Independence, CaliforniaPopulation 669. Forecast58 kmENE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast151 kmN
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast168 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast331 kmN

After

1. 2.016km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 6, 5:38 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.016km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 6, 3:34 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.656 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 5:04 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Jan 7, 3:12 PM PST · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.637 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 6:16 AM PST · 9036 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.113 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 11:18 AM PST · 9035 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.017 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 5:13 PM PST · 9035 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.738 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 7:04 PM PST · 9035 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.361 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 9, 5:44 AM PST · 9035 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.047 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Jan 9, 9:35 AM PST · 9034 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.71 km WSW of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jan 17, 2:36 PM PST · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 18, 10:14 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jan 19, 6:50 AM PST · 9025 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 23, 6:16 PM PST · 9020 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jan 24, 9:57 PM PST · 9019 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.537 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Jan 27, 5:57 AM PST · 9017 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.554 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 6:29 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
18. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Feb 3, 8:33 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.63 km N of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 4:31 PM PST · 9008 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.538 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 4:17 AM PST · 9007 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
21. 1.636km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 11:56 PM PST · 9006 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.68km SSW of Furnace Creek, CAThu, Feb 7, 5:58 AM PST · 9006 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.22 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Feb 7, 3:35 PM PST · 9005 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
24. 2.522km NNE of Olancha, CAFri, Feb 8, 10:52 AM PST · 9004 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
25. 1.714km SE of Olancha, CASat, Feb 9, 3:38 AM PST · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.714km SE of Olancha, CaliforniaSat, Feb 9, 3:38 AM PST · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
27. 2.215km SE of Olancha, CASat, Feb 9, 3:43 AM PST · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
28. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 12, 1:00 AM PST · 9001 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
29. 1.613km SSW of Olancha, CATue, Feb 12, 5:27 AM PST · 9001 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 12, 6:44 PM PST · 9000 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
31. 1.840 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 12, 7:45 PM PST · 9000 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
32. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Feb 13, 12:18 AM PST · 9000 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
33. 1.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 14, 7:38 PM PST · 8998 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
34. 2.834 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Feb 16, 3:27 AM PST · 8997 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
35. 2.11 km SSW of Dyer, NevadaSun, Feb 17, 3:57 AM PST · 8996 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
36. 1.815km SE of Olancha, CAMon, Feb 18, 2:20 AM PST · 8995 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
37. 1.814km ESE of Olancha, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 11:38 AM PST · 8994 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
38. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Feb 18, 1:42 PM PST · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
39. 2.136km NE of Independence, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 9:53 PM PST · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
40. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 10:24 PM PST · 8994 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
41. 3.339 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Feb 18, 11:32 PM PST · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
42. 2.038 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 19, 9:20 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
43. 2.539 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 19, 9:23 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
44. 2.115km SE of Olancha, CATue, Feb 19, 11:22 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
45. 2.215km SE of Olancha, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 11:23 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.814km SE of Olancha, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 12:02 PM PST · 8993 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
47. 1.640 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 19, 4:40 PM PST · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
48. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Feb 19, 4:43 PM PST · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
49. 1.740 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 19, 11:35 PM PST · 8993 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
50. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Feb 20, 12:11 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
51. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Feb 20, 4:34 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
52. 3.22 km E of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Feb 21, 1:52 AM PST · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
53. 1.860 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Feb 21, 8:16 AM PST · 8992 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
54. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Feb 25, 8:50 AM PST · 8988 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
55. 1.816km NNE of Coso Junction, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 10:58 PM PST · 8987 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
56. 1.52 km ESE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 11:52 PM PST · 8987 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
57. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 8:32 AM PST · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.78 km SE of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 8:40 PM PST · 8986 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
59. 1.815 km SW of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 8:11 AM PST · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
60. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Mar 1, 5:27 PM PST · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

1. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 12:22 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.556 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 9:58 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.616km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jan 5, 1:10 AM PST · 9039 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.511 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 3:08 PM PST · 9040 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.545 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 6:26 PM PST · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.557 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 12:14 AM PST · 9042 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.544km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CASun, Dec 30, 7:53 AM PST · 9045 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.746km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, Dec 28, 10:31 PM PST · 9046 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 4:23 PM PST · 9046 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
10. 2.040 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 10:22 AM PST · 9046 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
11. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 9:30 AM PST · 9046 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.558 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 8:23 PM PST · 9047 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.0California-Nevada border regionWed, Dec 26, 12:04 AM PST · 9049 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
14. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Dec 24, 6:26 PM PST · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
15. 1.532 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 24, 3:07 PM PST · 9050 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.72 km NW of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 6:10 AM PST · 9052 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.634 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 22, 7:45 PM PST · 9052 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.641 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 22, 9:05 AM PST · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 21, 12:45 PM PST · 9053 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.54 km E of Wilkerson, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 3:38 AM PST · 9054 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00042939. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.