M3.3 earthquake 22km NW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 22km NW of Ludlow, CA on Thu, Mar 14, 2002, 10:41 AM PST (18:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.28	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.282 · 77 stations
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 131.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12583548 (also filed as usp000b0a5). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.