California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15km SSW of Ludlow, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15km SSW of Ludlow, California on Fri, Mar 8, 2002, 4:05 AM PST (12:05 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
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-08 12:05:23 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.602° N, 116.226° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8975 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8974 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8973 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.613km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8973 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8972 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8971 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.322km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8970 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.613km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8969 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.026km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.725km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.819km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.426km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.125km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.926km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.313km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8968 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.726km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8968 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.026km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.117km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.818km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8968 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8966 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.714km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.926km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.612km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8965 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.511km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.53km ENE of Banning, CA · 8965 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.74km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8964 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.921km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8964 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.726km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8964 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.240km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8964 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.016km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8963 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.821km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.912km ENE of Coachella, California · 8962 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 3.46km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.07km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.914km NE of Coachella, CA · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8960 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.640km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8959 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.822km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8959 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.626km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8959 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.824km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8959 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8959 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.612km NE of Barstow, California · 8959 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.94km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8958 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.525km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8958 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 3.025km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8957 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.619km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.918km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.78km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8956 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.712km E of Yucaipa, CA · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.57km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8953 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.519km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8953 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.513km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.535km SW of Ludlow, California · 8953 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.610km NNE of Barstow, California · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.810km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8976 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.67km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8977 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.613km SW of Ludlow, California · 8977 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8978 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8979 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.017km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8979 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.615km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.911km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.66km WNW of Big Bear Lake, California · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.227km NE of Fort Irwin, CA · 8981 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.633km S of Ludlow, CA · 8982 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.939km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8982 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.88km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8983 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.221km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8983 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.818km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.77km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 8984 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8984 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.36km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8985 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.533km NNE of Joshua Tree, California · 8985 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12475540. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.