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M1.5 earthquake 22km SSW of Ludlow, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22km SSW of Ludlow, California on Tue, Feb 5, 2002, 4:12 PM PST (00:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-06 00:12:30 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.534° N, 116.238° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
13

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 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.77km E of Yucaipa, California · 9005 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.94km WNW of Yucaipa, California · 9005 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.732km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.413km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.231km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9004 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.137km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9004 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.69km NE of San Jacinto, California · 9003 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.924km NW of Ludlow, CA · 9003 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.114km W of Ludlow, CA · 9002 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9002 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.713km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, California · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.613km E of Ludlow, CA · 9000 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8998 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.66km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8998 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.629km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.94km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 8997 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.527km ENE of Big Bear City, California · 8997 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.86km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8996 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.75km NE of Banning, CA · 8995 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8995 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.76km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8994 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8993 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.226km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8992 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.81km N of Cabazon, CA · 8991 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.27km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.56km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.331km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8989 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.924km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8989 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, California · 8988 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.01km NNW of Yucaipa, CA · 8986 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.132km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8986 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.539km NE of Big Bear City, California · 8986 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.533km NNE of Joshua Tree, California · 8985 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.36km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8984 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8984 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.77km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 8984 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.818km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.221km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8983 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.88km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8983 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.939km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8982 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.633km S of Ludlow, CA · 8982 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.66km WNW of Big Bear Lake, California · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.911km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.615km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8979 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.017km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8979 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8979 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8978 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.613km SW of Ludlow, California · 8977 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.67km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8977 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.810km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8976 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.610km NNE of Barstow, California · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.015km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8976 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.69km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9006 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.714km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 9007 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.91km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 9007 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9007 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.94km S of Mentone, CA · 9007 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.112km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.916km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 9008 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.814km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.635km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.213km W of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.713km W of Ludlow, CA · 9009 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.619km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.58km NW of Garnet, CA · 9010 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.318km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9010 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.013km S of Big Bear City, CA · 9012 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.75km ESE of Yucaipa, California · 9012 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.414km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 9012 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9757549. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.