M2.3 earthquake 27km SSW of Ludlow, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jan 3, 2002, 9:54 AM PST

UTC

2002-01-03 17:54:25 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.489° N, 116.241° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

57°

Stations used

18

• Joshua Tree, CaliforniaPopulation 7,414. Forecast40 kmN
• Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaPopulation 26,025. Forecast43 kmNNW
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast96 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast190 kmENE

After

1. 1.627km SSW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jan 3, 11:17 AM PST · 9040 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.727km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 11:18 AM PST · 9040 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.627km SSW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jan 3, 7:06 PM PST · 9040 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.56km ENE of Yucaipa, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 11:25 PM PST · 9040 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.939km NE of Big Bear City, CAFri, Jan 4, 8:08 PM PST · 9039 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.88km N of Barstow, CAFri, Jan 4, 10:08 PM PST · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.711km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Jan 5, 1:35 AM PST · 9039 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.420km SSW of Ludlow, CASat, Jan 5, 11:42 PM PST · 9038 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.715km WNW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 6, 3:06 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.618km WNW of Ludlow, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 4:31 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.05km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CASun, Jan 6, 1:21 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.540km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 2:12 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
13. 3.139km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 6, 7:22 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
14. 2.439km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 6, 9:19 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
15. 1.912km SW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jan 7, 8:31 AM PST · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.613km SW of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 12:54 PM PST · 9036 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
17. 1.818km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Jan 7, 7:47 PM PST · 9036 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 8, 5:32 AM PST · 9036 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.818km SW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 8, 12:47 PM PST · 9035 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.75km E of Calimesa, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 2:36 PM PST · 9035 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
21. 1.68km SSE of Big Bear City, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 5:21 PM PST · 9035 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
22. 1.820km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jan 9, 7:44 AM PST · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
23. 1.97km WSW of Beaumont, CaliforniaThu, Jan 10, 3:53 PM PST · 9033 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
24. 1.612km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:50 AM PST · 9032 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
25. 1.722km SSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jan 11, 5:32 PM PST · 9032 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
26. 2.212km W of Ludlow, CAFri, Jan 11, 11:43 PM PST · 9032 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
27. 1.710km N of Cabazon, CASat, Jan 12, 4:24 AM PST · 9032 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
28. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CASat, Jan 12, 4:24 AM PST · 9032 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.611km NNE of Banning, CaliforniaSat, Jan 12, 9:30 AM PST · 9031 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.614km N of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 13, 4:01 AM PST · 9031 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.74km NNW of Big Bear City, CASun, Jan 13, 10:36 AM PST · 9030 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
32. 1.56km NNE of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jan 13, 10:30 PM PST · 9030 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
33. 1.55km N of Banning, CASun, Jan 13, 11:53 PM PST · 9030 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
34. 2.127km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jan 14, 5:53 AM PST · 9030 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
35. 1.75km W of Calimesa, CAMon, Jan 14, 11:14 AM PST · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.827km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jan 14, 8:28 PM PST · 9029 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
37. 1.914km W of Ludlow, CAMon, Jan 14, 8:51 PM PST · 9029 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
38. 1.911km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jan 14, 8:54 PM PST · 9029 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
39. 2.214km W of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 15, 12:14 AM PST · 9029 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
40. 1.88km N of Big Bear City, CATue, Jan 15, 3:09 AM PST · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
41. 2.417km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 15, 10:06 AM PST · 9028 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
42. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 7:36 PM PST · 9028 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.126km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jan 16, 12:12 PM PST · 9027 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
44. 1.817km SSW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jan 17, 7:15 AM PST · 9026 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.118km SSW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jan 17, 7:59 AM PST · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jan 17, 1:43 PM PST · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
47. 2.029km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jan 17, 8:09 PM PST · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
48. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CAThu, Jan 17, 11:58 PM PST · 9026 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
49. 2.15km N of Banning, CAFri, Jan 18, 1:33 AM PST · 9026 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.525km NNE of Joshua Tree, CASat, Jan 19, 7:10 PM PST · 9024 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.216km SW of Ludlow, CASat, Jan 19, 9:18 PM PST · 9024 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
52. 2.212km NE of Barstow, CASun, Jan 20, 6:36 AM PST · 9024 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
53. 1.69km NNW of Banning, CASun, Jan 20, 1:27 PM PST · 9023 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
54. 2.28km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Jan 21, 2:06 AM PST · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
55. 1.52km SSW of Mentone, CAMon, Jan 21, 6:15 AM PST · 9023 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
56. 1.511km N of Banning, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 4:35 PM PST · 9022 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
57. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 5:55 PM PST · 9022 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
58. 1.63km NNW of Beaumont, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 9:36 AM PST · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
59. 1.93km NNW of Beaumont, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 10:04 AM PST · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
60. 1.836km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 12:11 AM PST · 9021 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

1. 1.510km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Jan 2, 9:02 PM PST · 9041 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.58km N of Banning, CAWed, Jan 2, 2:25 PM PST · 9041 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.25km E of Calimesa, CAWed, Jan 2, 11:55 AM PST · 9041 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.530km S of Ludlow, CAWed, Jan 2, 7:35 AM PST · 9041 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.616km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 1:05 PM PST · 9042 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.610km NE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Dec 31, 12:32 PM PST · 9043 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.86km NNW of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 30, 4:47 AM PST · 9045 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.86km NNW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Dec 30, 4:47 AM PST · 9045 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.013km WSW of Ludlow, CASat, Dec 29, 11:00 PM PST · 9045 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
10. 1.86km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 29, 4:14 PM PST · 9045 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.714km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaSat, Dec 29, 9:50 AM PST · 9045 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.513km ENE of Coachella, CaliforniaSat, Dec 29, 5:16 AM PST · 9046 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.65km SE of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Dec 28, 10:27 PM PST · 9046 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.127km NW of Ludlow, CAFri, Dec 28, 7:42 AM PST · 9046 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.512km NE of Barstow, CAThu, Dec 27, 5:50 PM PST · 9047 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.56km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Dec 27, 11:30 AM PST · 9047 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.04km S of Idyllwild, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 9:27 AM PST · 9048 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.514km E of Big Bear City, CAWed, Dec 26, 8:05 AM PST · 9048 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.728km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 5:07 AM PST · 9049 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
20. 1.833km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 4:30 AM PST · 9049 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9743561. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.