California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 27km NW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 27km NW of Ludlow, CA on Mon, Jan 14, 2002, 5:53 AM PST (13:53 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 13km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-01-14 13:53:11 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.862° N, 116.401° 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
±0.57
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.827km NW of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.914km W of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.911km W of Ludlow, California · 9028 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.214km W of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.88km N of Big Bear City, CA · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.417km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9027 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.126km W of Ludlow, California · 9027 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.817km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9026 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.118km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.029km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.525km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 9023 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.216km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9023 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.212km NE of Barstow, CA · 9023 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9021 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.836km ENE of Lucerne Valley, California · 9020 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 9020 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 9020 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.532km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 9019 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.832km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9019 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.117km NNE of Barstow, CA · 9019 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.831km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9019 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.813km WSW of Ludlow, California · 9019 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.617km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 9019 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.937km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9019 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.913km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9018 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.215km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9018 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.58km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9018 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.627km NW of Ludlow, California · 9017 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.916km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9016 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.56km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 9015 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.66km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9015 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.66km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 9015 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.221km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9014 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.28km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.98km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.17km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9014 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.611km NE of Barstow, CA · 9013 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.640km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.414km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9013 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.013km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9013 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.318km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9010 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.619km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.713km W of Ludlow, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.213km W of Ludlow, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.635km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.814km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.916km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 9009 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.112km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9008 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.714km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.69km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9007 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.522km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9006 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.54km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.732km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 3.413km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.56km NNE of Yucca Valley, California · 9029 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.74km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9030 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.614km N of Cabazon, CA · 9030 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.212km W of Ludlow, CA · 9031 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.722km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9031 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.612km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 9032 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.820km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.68km SSE of Big Bear City, California · 9034 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.818km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9035 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 9035 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.818km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 9035 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.613km SW of Ludlow, California · 9036 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.912km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.439km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9036 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.139km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9036 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.540km WSW of Ludlow, California · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.05km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 9037 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.618km WNW of Ludlow, California · 9037 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.715km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.420km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9037 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9748469. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.