California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13km W of Ludlow, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13km W of Ludlow, California on Sat, May 11, 2002, 6:25 AM PDT (13:25 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9km NW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-11 13:25:35 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.716° N, 116.305° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 18.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
11

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. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.720km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8910 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.520km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8910 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.46km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8907 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8907 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.133km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8906 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.29km NNE of Banning, CA · 8906 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8906 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8906 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8905 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.57km NNE of Banning, CA · 8905 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.436km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.210km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8904 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.530km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.524km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.728km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8903 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.624km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8901 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.729km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.730km SSW of Tecopa, CA · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.413km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8899 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8899 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8899 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.937km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8898 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.530km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.79km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8897 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.817km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8897 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.03km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.53km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.523km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8896 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.44km ENE of Banning, CA · 8896 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.313km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8893 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.512km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8893 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.18km N of Cabazon, CA · 8889 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.510km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8889 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.612km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.713km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8888 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.67km ESE of Ludlow, CA · 8887 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.27km E of Big Bear City, California · 8887 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.79km N of Banning, CA · 8886 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8886 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.86km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8886 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.812km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.77km NNW of Cabazon, California · 8884 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8884 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.66km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8884 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.628km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.616km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8882 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8882 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8882 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.512km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8913 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.611km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.52km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8914 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.612km N of Cabazon, CA · 8914 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.713km W of Ludlow, California · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.213km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8915 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.810km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 8916 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.05km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8916 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.712km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.611km N of Cabazon, CA · 8916 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.97km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8917 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.810km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.836km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.35km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8918 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.818km NNE of Barstow, California · 8918 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.210km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8918 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8918 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12995448. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.