California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33km S of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33km S of Ludlow, CA on Sat, Mar 2, 2002, 5:34 AM PST (13:34 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-02 13:34:47 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.422° N, 116.189° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8980 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.66km WNW of Big Bear Lake, California · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.911km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.615km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.017km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8979 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8979 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8978 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.613km SW of Ludlow, California · 8977 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.67km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8977 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.810km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8976 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.610km NNE of Barstow, California · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.015km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8976 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8975 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8974 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.56km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 8974 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8974 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8973 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.613km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8973 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8972 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.09km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.56km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8971 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 3.322km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8970 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.613km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8969 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.026km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.725km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.819km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.426km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 3.125km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.926km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.313km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8969 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.726km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8968 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.026km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.117km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.818km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8966 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.714km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.926km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.612km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8965 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.66km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 8965 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.511km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.53km ENE of Banning, CA · 8965 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.74km SSW of Beaumont, CA · 8964 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.74km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8964 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.921km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8964 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.726km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8964 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.240km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8964 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.016km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8963 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.821km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.912km ENE of Coachella, California · 8962 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 3.46km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.07km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.914km NE of Coachella, CA · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.939km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8982 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.88km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8983 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.221km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8983 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.818km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.77km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 8984 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8984 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.36km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8985 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.533km NNE of Joshua Tree, California · 8985 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.539km NE of Big Bear City, California · 8986 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.132km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8986 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.01km NNW of Yucaipa, CA · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, California · 8989 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.924km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.331km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.56km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.27km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.81km N of Cabazon, CA · 8991 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.96km S of Calimesa, CA · 8991 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.226km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12471652. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.