M1.5 earthquake 24km WNW of Ludlow, California

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, May 20, 2002, 7:12 PM PDT

UTC

2002-05-21 02:12:17 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.831° N, 116.388° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

132°

Stations used

7

• Yermo, CaliforniaPopulation 623. Forecast40 kmESE
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast58 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast89 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast191 kmENE

After

1. 2.728km SSW of Tecopa, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 7:58 PM PDT · 8903 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.624km SSW of Ludlow, CAWed, May 22, 6:39 PM PDT · 8901 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
3. 1.729km SSW of Tecopa, CaliforniaFri, May 24, 10:36 AM PDT · 8900 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.730km SSW of Tecopa, CAFri, May 24, 5:05 PM PDT · 8900 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.413km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, May 24, 8:54 PM PDT · 8899 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
6. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 25, 4:24 AM PDT · 8899 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 25, 4:24 AM PDT · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaSat, May 25, 5:21 AM PDT · 8899 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.937km WSW of Ludlow, CASat, May 25, 7:46 AM PDT · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.530km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaSun, May 26, 6:01 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
11. 2.435km WSW of Tecopa, CASun, May 26, 7:25 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, May 26, 8:16 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.817km SSW of Ludlow, CASun, May 26, 8:46 PM PDT · 8897 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
14. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CAMon, May 27, 1:48 AM PDT · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.03km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 27, 3:44 AM PDT · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 27, 3:54 AM PDT · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 27, 4:24 AM PDT · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.53km NW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 27, 8:29 AM PDT · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.523km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, May 27, 1:40 PM PDT · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.313km NNE of Cabazon, CAThu, May 30, 8:50 AM PDT · 8894 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.512km NE of Yucaipa, CAFri, May 31, 2:18 AM PDT · 8893 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.934km ENE of Boron, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 12:37 PM PDT · 8893 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.510km S of Joshua Tree, CATue, Jun 4, 1:37 AM PDT · 8889 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
24. 1.612km S of Joshua Tree, CATue, Jun 4, 9:50 AM PDT · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.713km S of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Jun 4, 8:52 PM PDT · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.813km NW of Ludlow, CAWed, Jun 5, 4:04 AM PDT · 8888 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
27. 1.67km ESE of Ludlow, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:38 AM PDT · 8888 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
28. 2.27km E of Big Bear City, CaliforniaWed, Jun 5, 3:51 PM PDT · 8888 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jun 6, 2:10 PM PDT · 8887 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
30. 1.86km S of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Jun 7, 1:46 AM PDT · 8886 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.812km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jun 7, 3:34 AM PDT · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
32. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Jun 8, 2:20 AM PDT · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
33. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CASat, Jun 8, 4:56 PM PDT · 8885 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
34. 1.66km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jun 9, 12:07 AM PDT · 8884 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
35. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Jun 9, 7:31 PM PDT · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.628km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Jun 10, 5:38 AM PDT · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
37. 1.616km W of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jun 10, 9:15 AM PDT · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Jun 11, 3:34 AM PDT · 8882 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
39. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Jun 11, 5:51 AM PDT · 8882 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.414km WSW of Ludlow, CATue, Jun 11, 7:06 AM PDT · 8882 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
41. 1.730km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jun 11, 9:52 AM PDT · 8882 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
42. 2.430km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jun 12, 4:29 AM PDT · 8881 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
43. 1.923km SSW of Ludlow, CAWed, Jun 12, 7:21 AM PDT · 8881 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
44. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 12, 12:31 PM PDT · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
45. 1.717km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jun 12, 7:03 PM PDT · 8880 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.724km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaSat, Jun 15, 9:09 AM PDT · 8878 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
47. 1.918km SW of Ludlow, CASun, Jun 16, 3:36 AM PDT · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
48. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Jun 16, 10:09 PM PDT · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
49. 2.512km S of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jun 17, 4:01 AM PDT · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
50. 1.712km S of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jun 17, 6:42 AM PDT · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
51. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jun 17, 10:45 PM PDT · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.810km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Jun 18, 6:56 AM PDT · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.524km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaWed, Jun 19, 3:50 AM PDT · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
54. 1.513km S of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Jun 19, 10:18 AM PDT · 8874 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
55. 1.937km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 19, 2:28 PM PDT · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
56. 1.532km N of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Jun 19, 2:44 PM PDT · 8874 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
57. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 19, 10:49 PM PDT · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
58. 1.66km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jun 20, 1:16 AM PDT · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
59. 1.96km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jun 20, 1:16 AM PDT · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
60. 1.512km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Jun 20, 1:44 AM PDT · 8873 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

1. 2.530km SSW of Tecopa, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 9:14 AM PDT · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.210km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, May 20, 3:52 AM PDT · 8904 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.436km NE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, May 19, 8:21 PM PDT · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 18, 1:51 PM PDT · 8906 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaSat, May 18, 12:45 AM PDT · 8906 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 18, 12:20 AM PDT · 8906 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.133km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, May 17, 10:07 AM PDT · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
8. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, May 17, 2:18 AM PDT · 8907 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, May 16, 6:59 PM PDT · 8907 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, CAThu, May 16, 3:50 PM PDT · 8908 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, CAThu, May 16, 3:29 PM PDT · 8908 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.46km S of Big Bear City, CAWed, May 15, 6:26 PM PDT · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.520km SSW of Ludlow, CAMon, May 13, 4:45 PM PDT · 8911 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
14. 1.720km WNW of Ludlow, CAMon, May 13, 2:11 PM PDT · 8911 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, May 12, 7:01 PM PDT · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
16. 1.513km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaSat, May 11, 6:25 AM PDT · 8913 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 11, 12:00 AM PDT · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.512km W of Morongo Valley, CAFri, May 10, 9:40 PM PDT · 8913 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.611km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, May 10, 6:15 AM PDT · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.612km N of Cabazon, CAThu, May 9, 3:20 PM PDT · 8915 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13291440. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.