California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 40 km NE of Independence, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 40 km NE of Independence, California on Sat, Jun 29, 2002, 11:11 AM PDT (18:11 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-06-29 18:11:54 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.018° N, 117.828° 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
168°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8862 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.611km S of Olancha, California · 8860 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.910km S of Olancha, CA · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.610km S of Olancha, CA · 8858 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8858 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.615km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8856 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.818km W of Lone Pine, CA · 8854 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.816km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 8854 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.217km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8853 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.216km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 8853 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8853 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8852 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.816km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.618km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 8851 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8851 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.819km NE of Olancha, CA · 8850 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.716km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8850 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.015km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8850 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.819km NE of Olancha, California · 8849 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.517km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8848 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 8848 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8848 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.60 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8848 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.80 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8848 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.51 km S of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8848 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.715km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.815km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 8847 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8847 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.717km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8846 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8846 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.118km N of Olancha, California · 8845 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8845 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.421 km ENE of Benton, California · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.923 km E of Benton, California · 8844 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.914km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8843 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.110km S of Olancha, CA · 8843 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.811km S of Olancha, CA · 8843 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.511km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.612km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.711km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.512km S of Olancha, California · 8842 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.511km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.712km S of Olancha, California · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.311km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.111km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.612km S of Olancha, California · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.711km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.611km S of Olancha, CA · 8841 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.57 km NNW of Mesa, California · 8841 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.535 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.611km S of Olancha, California · 8840 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.511km S of Olancha, California · 8840 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.920km NE of Olancha, California · 8840 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.618 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 8840 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.512km S of Olancha, California · 8838 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.512km S of Olancha, CA · 8837 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.915km E of Lone Pine, CA · 8864 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.611km S of Olancha, California · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.910km S of Olancha, CA · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.612km S of Olancha, California · 8866 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.713km N of Lone Pine, California · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.824km W of Olancha, California · 8867 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.925km W of Olancha, California · 8867 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.710km S of Olancha, CA · 8868 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.611km S of Olancha, CA · 8868 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.812km S of Olancha, California · 8869 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.811km S of Olancha, California · 8869 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.811km S of Olancha, California · 8869 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.710km S of Olancha, CA · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.610km S of Olancha, CA · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.111km S of Olancha, California · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.110km S of Olancha, CA · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.832 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.711km S of Olancha, CA · 8870 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00051598. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.