California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13km WSW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Ludlow, CA on Fri, May 24, 2002, 8:54 PM PDT (03:54 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-25 03:54:29 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.685° N, 116.299° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8899 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8899 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.937km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.530km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8898 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.79km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8897 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.817km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8897 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.03km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.53km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.523km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8896 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.44km ENE of Banning, CA · 8896 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.313km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8894 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.512km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8893 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.18km N of Cabazon, CA · 8890 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.510km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8889 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.612km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.713km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8888 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.67km ESE of Ludlow, CA · 8887 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.27km E of Big Bear City, California · 8887 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.79km N of Banning, CA · 8886 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8886 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.86km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8886 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.812km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.55km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.77km NNW of Cabazon, California · 8884 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8884 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.66km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8884 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.63km E of Banning, CA · 8884 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.628km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.616km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8882 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8882 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8882 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.414km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8882 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.730km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8881 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.430km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8881 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.923km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8881 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.717km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8880 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.724km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8878 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.918km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.111km N of Banning, CA · 8876 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.512km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.712km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.96km NNE of Banning, CA · 8875 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.810km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.524km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.513km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8873 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.937km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.532km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.66km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.624km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8901 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.524km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.210km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8904 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.436km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.57km NNE of Banning, CA · 8905 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8905 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8906 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8906 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.29km NNE of Banning, CA · 8906 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.133km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8906 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8907 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8907 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.46km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.520km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8910 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.720km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8910 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.513km W of Ludlow, California · 8913 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13355464. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.