California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4km SSE of Long Beach, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4km SSE of Long Beach, California on Tue, Feb 5, 2002, 9:42 AM PST (17:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1km E of Placentia, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-05 17:42:55 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.773° N, 118.134° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
278°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km SE of Piru, California · 9007 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.79km SE of Piru, CA · 9006 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.712km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.612km NNW of Chatsworth, California · 9006 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.64km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 9005 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.711km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9005 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.80km N of Beverly Hills, CA · 9005 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.93km WSW of San Fernando, CA · 9003 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.61km SE of Loma Linda, California · 9003 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.62km SSE of Mira Loma, CA · 9002 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.52km S of Loma Linda, CA · 9002 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.60km SW of Beverly Hills, CA · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.83km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 9001 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9001 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.62km NW of Loma Linda, California · 9001 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 9001 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.92km WNW of West Hollywood, CA · 9001 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.61km ENE of Gardena, CA · 9001 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9000 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.82km SSE of Beverly Hills, CA · 9000 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.62km NNW of Simi Valley, CA · 9000 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.78km NE of Moreno Valley, California · 9000 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.610km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9000 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.65km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 8999 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.56km NW of Westwood, CA · 8999 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.64km NNE of Granada Hills, CA · 8999 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.71km ESE of La Mirada, California · 8998 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.54km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8997 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.97km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.63km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8994 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 8992 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8992 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.71km WNW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 8991 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.79km WSW of Lytle Creek, California · 8991 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.75km ENE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 8991 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.78km NE of Moorpark, California · 8990 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.010km NNE of Sunland, CA · 8990 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.713km WNW of Malibu, California · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.75km ENE of Agoura Hills, CA · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.612km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 8988 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.61km ESE of Loma Linda, California · 8988 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.611km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 8987 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.78km SW of Littlerock, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.57km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.41km ENE of Placentia, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.911km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.68km SW of Littlerock, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.61km WNW of Anaheim, California · 8987 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.17km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8986 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.52km WNW of Anaheim, California · 8985 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.53km NE of Chatsworth, California · 8985 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.77km SE of Piru, CA · 9007 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.66km SW of Chino Hills, California · 9007 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.95km SW of Chino Hills, CA · 9007 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.75km SSW of Chino Hills, CA · 9007 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9007 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.83km ENE of Long Beach, California · 9008 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.94km S of Mentone, CA · 9008 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.62km W of Loma Linda, CA · 9008 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.923km SSW of Seal Beach, California · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.63km E of Pacoima, CA · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9010 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.610km ESE of Piru, California · 9010 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.53km N of Murrieta, CA · 9011 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.98km SE of Piru, CA · 9011 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.911km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9011 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.612km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9011 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.75km NNW of West Hills, CA · 9011 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.66km N of Moreno Valley, California · 9011 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9757441. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.