California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 30km SSW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 30km SSW of Ludlow, CA on Sat, Aug 3, 2002, 3:07 AM PDT (10:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 27km NW of Ludlow, 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
2002-08-03 10:07:16 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.493° N, 116.333° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.517km SW of Ludlow, California · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.64km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.54km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.74km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.217km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8827 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.52km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8826 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.54km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8826 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8826 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.733km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8825 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.66km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8824 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.66km SW of Calimesa, CA · 8824 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.710km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8824 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.58km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 8823 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.932km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8823 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.513km W of Ludlow, CA · 8822 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.15km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8821 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8821 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.712km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8821 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8820 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.55km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8820 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.89km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8819 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.520km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8817 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8817 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.64km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 8817 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.819km W of Ludlow, California · 8817 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.935km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8817 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8816 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.55km SSE of Banning, CA · 8816 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.624km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8815 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.35km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 8815 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.723km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8813 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.64km W of San Jacinto, CA · 8812 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.029km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8812 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.614km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 8812 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.222km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8811 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.013km W of Ludlow, CA · 8811 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.726km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8810 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.514km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.88km E of Moreno Valley, California · 8810 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.57km E of Moreno Valley, CA · 8810 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.67km E of Moreno Valley, California · 8810 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.23km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8810 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.94km SSE of Redlands, California · 8809 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.830km S of Ludlow, CA · 8809 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.026km SE of Barstow, California · 8809 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.26km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8809 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.53km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8809 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.715km NW of Ludlow, California · 8808 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8807 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.87km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8807 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.64km SE of Garnet, CA · 8807 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.937km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8807 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.916km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8806 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.86km E of Calimesa, CA · 8806 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.815km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8805 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8804 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.126km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8804 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8829 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8829 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.518km NE of Barstow, California · 8830 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.68km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8830 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.68km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8830 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.112km NE of Barstow, CA · 8831 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8832 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.731km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8832 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.424km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8832 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.15km S of Banning, CA · 8832 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.633km N of Joshua Tree, California · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.625km NW of Ludlow, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.89km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8833 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.827km NW of Ludlow, California · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.920km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8834 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.518km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 8835 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.627km NW of Ludlow, California · 8836 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.527km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8836 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.227km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8836 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.711km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8837 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9805921. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.