California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24km NW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24km NW of Ludlow, CA on Fri, Feb 8, 2002, 11:01 PM PST (07:01 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-09 07:01:59 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.877° N, 116.349° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.63
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114km W of Ludlow, CA · 9003 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9003 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, California · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.613km E of Ludlow, CA · 9000 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8999 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.629km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.527km ENE of Big Bear City, California · 8997 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.924km SSW of Tecopa, CA · 8996 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8995 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.76km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8994 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8993 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.226km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.27km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.56km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.331km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.924km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, California · 8989 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.132km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.539km NE of Big Bear City, California · 8986 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.533km NNE of Joshua Tree, California · 8985 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.36km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8985 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.818km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.221km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8983 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.88km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8983 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.939km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8983 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.633km S of Ludlow, CA · 8982 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 3.227km NE of Fort Irwin, CA · 8981 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.726km S of Tecopa, California · 8981 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.424km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8980 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.526km S of Tecopa, California · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.66km WNW of Big Bear Lake, California · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.911km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.017km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8979 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8979 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8978 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.613km SW of Ludlow, California · 8977 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.610km NNE of Barstow, California · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.015km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8976 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8975 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8973 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.613km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8973 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8972 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8971 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 3.322km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8970 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.613km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8969 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.026km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.725km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.819km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 3.426km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 3.125km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.926km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9004 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.137km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.231km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9004 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.413km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.732km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.54km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.522km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9006 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.69km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9007 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.714km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9008 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.112km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.916km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 9009 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.814km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.635km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.213km W of Ludlow, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.713km W of Ludlow, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.619km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.318km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9010 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12447464. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.