California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26km SSW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26km SSW of Ludlow, CA on Sun, Apr 7, 2002, 12:01 AM PST (08:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13km NW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-04-07 08:01:10 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.518° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 19.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.038km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.53km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8946 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.57km N of Cabazon, CA · 8946 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.65km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8946 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.919km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.45km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8945 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.525km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.62km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.829km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8944 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8943 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.533km SSE of Fort Irwin, California · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.318km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8942 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.532km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8942 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.55km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8942 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.814km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.514km W of Ludlow, California · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.75km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8936 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.016km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8935 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.54km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.812km NE of Yucaipa, California · 8934 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.833km ESE of Barstow, California · 8934 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.99km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8934 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.626km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.76km N of Cabazon, CA · 8933 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.55km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8932 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.53km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8932 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.625km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8931 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.710km NE of Running Springs, CA · 8931 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.62km SE of Cabazon, California · 8929 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.314km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8929 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.68km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8929 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.740km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.68km N of Cabazon, CA · 8929 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8928 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.832km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8928 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.616km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8927 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.012km NE of Barstow, CA · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.032km S of Ludlow, CA · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.514km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8925 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.125km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8925 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.018km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8925 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.010km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.326km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8922 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.618km W of Ludlow, California · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8921 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8920 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.913km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.55km SSW of Redlands, CA · 8920 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8920 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.726km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8947 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8947 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.625km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.426km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.126km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8947 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.924km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.212km NE of Cabazon, California · 8948 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.126km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8948 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.25km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8948 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.425km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 94
  13. 2.13km E of Valle Vista, CA · 8950 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.86km SSE of Banning, CA · 8951 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.86km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 8951 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.320km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 8951 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8952 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.519km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8952 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.811km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 8952 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.535km SW of Ludlow, California · 8953 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9776201. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.