California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13km NW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13km NW of Ludlow, CA on Thu, Apr 25, 2002, 2:26 PM PDT (21:26 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13km NW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Yermo forecastMore in California

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-04-25 21:26:27 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.801° N, 116.264° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.832km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8927 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.616km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8927 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.012km NE of Barstow, CA · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.032km S of Ludlow, CA · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.514km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8925 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.125km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8925 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.018km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8925 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.010km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.326km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.618km W of Ludlow, California · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8921 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8920 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.913km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8919 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.610km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8919 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.715km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8919 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.538km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8918 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8918 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8918 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.210km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8918 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.818km NNE of Barstow, California · 8918 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.35km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8918 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.836km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.810km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.97km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8917 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.611km N of Cabazon, CA · 8916 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.712km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.213km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8915 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.713km W of Ludlow, California · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.612km N of Cabazon, CA · 8914 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.611km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.512km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8913 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.513km W of Ludlow, California · 8912 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.720km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8910 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.520km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8910 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.46km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8907 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8906 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.133km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8906 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8906 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8906 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8905 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.436km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.210km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8903 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.530km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.524km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.728km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8903 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.740km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.68km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8929 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.314km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8929 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.710km NE of Running Springs, CA · 8931 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.625km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8931 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.53km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8932 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.626km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.99km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8934 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.833km ESE of Barstow, California · 8934 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.812km NE of Yucaipa, California · 8934 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.54km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.016km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8935 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.514km W of Ludlow, California · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.814km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.532km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8942 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.318km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8942 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.533km SSE of Fort Irwin, California · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.829km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8944 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.62km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.525km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12880864. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.