California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14km WSW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14km WSW of Ludlow, CA on Wed, Jan 30, 2002, 7:06 AM PST (15:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 26km SSW of Ludlow, 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
2002-01-30 15:06:11 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.668° N, 116.295° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75km ESE of Yucaipa, California · 9013 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.013km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9013 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.318km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9010 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.58km NW of Garnet, CA · 9010 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.619km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.713km W of Ludlow, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.213km W of Ludlow, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.635km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.814km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.916km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 9009 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.112km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9008 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.91km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 9008 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.714km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.69km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9007 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.522km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9006 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.54km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.77km E of Yucaipa, California · 9006 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.732km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 3.413km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.231km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9005 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.137km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9004 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.924km NW of Ludlow, CA · 9003 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.114km W of Ludlow, CA · 9003 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9003 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.713km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, California · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.613km E of Ludlow, CA · 9000 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8999 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.629km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.94km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 8998 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.527km ENE of Big Bear City, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.86km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8997 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.75km NE of Banning, CA · 8996 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8995 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.76km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8994 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8993 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.226km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.81km N of Cabazon, CA · 8991 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.27km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.56km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.331km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.924km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, California · 8989 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.01km NNW of Yucaipa, CA · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.132km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.539km NE of Big Bear City, California · 8986 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.533km NNE of Joshua Tree, California · 8985 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.36km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8985 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8984 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.77km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 8984 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.640km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.611km NE of Barstow, CA · 9014 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.17km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9014 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.98km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.28km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.221km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9015 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.66km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 9015 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.52km SSE of Yucaipa, CA · 9015 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.88km NNE of Indio, CA · 9015 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.66km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9015 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.56km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 9015 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.916km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9016 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.64km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 9017 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.627km NW of Ludlow, California · 9017 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.58km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9018 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.62km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.215km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9018 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.913km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9018 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.937km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9019 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.617km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 9019 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9754849. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.