California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 18km SW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18km SW of Ludlow, CA on Tue, Sep 10, 2002, 10:26 AM PDT (17:26 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 13km NW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-09-10 17:26:39 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.586° N, 116.274° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011km NNW of Banning, CA · 8790 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.618km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8790 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.423km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8790 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.011km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8790 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.68km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8789 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.110km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8789 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, California · 8788 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.530km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8787 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.67km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8787 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, California · 8786 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.39km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8786 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.29km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8785 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8785 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.714km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8785 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.514km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8784 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.034km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8783 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.76km SSW of Big Bear City, CA · 8783 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.68km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 8783 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.632km ENE of Big Bear City, California · 8782 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 3.827km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8782 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.626km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8782 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.54km SSE of Banning, California · 8781 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.615km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8781 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.221km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8781 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.121km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8781 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.631km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8780 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 8779 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.69km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 8779 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.712km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8779 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.533km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8779 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CA · 8778 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.725km NW of Ludlow, California · 8777 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.66km SE of Cabazon, CA · 8777 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8777 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.812km NE of Barstow, CA · 8777 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8776 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.616km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8776 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.112km NNE of Barstow, CA · 8775 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.912km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8775 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.61km E of Cabazon, CA · 8774 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8774 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8774 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.91km WSW of Cabazon, CA · 8773 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.431km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8773 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8772 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.517km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8772 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.819km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8772 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 3.119km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8772 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.212km NNE of Barstow, CA · 8772 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, California · 8771 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8771 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.940km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8771 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.97km S of Banning, CA · 8771 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.413km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8770 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.712km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8791 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8791 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.88km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8791 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.612km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8791 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.413km NW of Ludlow, California · 8792 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.631km S of Ludlow, CA · 8792 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8792 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.229km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8793 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8793 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, California · 8793 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.833km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8794 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8794 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.432km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8795 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8795 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.625km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8796 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8796 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8796 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.615km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8796 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.027km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8796 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9822801. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.