M1.6 earthquake 15km SW of Ludlow, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Sep 19, 2002, 10:00 PM PDT

UTC

2002-09-20 05:00:09 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.633° N, 116.285° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

21

• Joshua Tree, CaliforniaPopulation 7,414. Forecast55 kmN
• Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaPopulation 26,025. Forecast59 kmNNW
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast93 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast191 kmENE

After

1. 2.221km ENE of Big Bear City, CAFri, Sep 20, 8:12 AM PDT · 8780 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.121km ENE of Big Bear City, CAFri, Sep 20, 12:09 PM PDT · 8780 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
3. 1.631km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaSat, Sep 21, 6:35 AM PDT · 8779 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
4. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CASun, Sep 22, 1:25 AM PDT · 8779 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.712km NNW of Cabazon, CASun, Sep 22, 3:46 AM PDT · 8779 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.533km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 11:25 AM PDT · 8778 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 23, 12:27 AM PDT · 8778 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.725km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 7:57 AM PDT · 8776 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
9. 1.66km SE of Cabazon, CATue, Sep 24, 5:31 PM PDT · 8776 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.812km NE of Barstow, CATue, Sep 24, 5:57 PM PDT · 8776 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CAWed, Sep 25, 10:56 AM PDT · 8775 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
12. 1.616km S of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Sep 25, 12:03 PM PDT · 8775 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Sep 25, 6:58 PM PDT · 8775 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.112km NNE of Barstow, CAWed, Sep 25, 10:31 PM PDT · 8775 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.912km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 26, 7:01 AM PDT · 8774 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Sep 26, 7:36 PM PDT · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
17. 1.61km E of Cabazon, CAFri, Sep 27, 2:14 AM PDT · 8774 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Sep 27, 4:16 AM PDT · 8774 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
19. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CAFri, Sep 27, 11:00 AM PDT · 8773 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Sep 27, 4:46 PM PDT · 8773 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
21. 1.91km WSW of Cabazon, CAFri, Sep 27, 9:35 PM PDT · 8773 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
22. 2.431km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Sep 28, 4:50 PM PDT · 8772 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
23. 2.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Sep 28, 7:39 PM PDT · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
24. 1.517km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 7:57 AM PDT · 8771 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
25. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CASun, Sep 29, 10:45 AM PDT · 8771 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.819km SSW of Ludlow, CASun, Sep 29, 10:45 AM PDT · 8771 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
27. 3.119km SSW of Ludlow, CASun, Sep 29, 10:46 AM PDT · 8771 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.212km NNE of Barstow, CASun, Sep 29, 12:45 PM PDT · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 9:43 PM PDT · 8771 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
30. 1.611km NE of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 30, 1:29 AM PDT · 8771 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
31. 1.940km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Sep 30, 11:56 AM PDT · 8770 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
32. 2.413km E of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Oct 1, 8:36 AM PDT · 8769 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
33. 1.78km ENE of Cabazon, CATue, Oct 1, 8:42 AM PDT · 8769 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.116km SW of Ludlow, CATue, Oct 1, 2:36 PM PDT · 8769 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.516km SW of Ludlow, CATue, Oct 1, 3:40 PM PDT · 8769 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
36. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Oct 2, 9:27 AM PDT · 8768 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
37. 3.413km W of Ludlow, CAFri, Oct 4, 7:23 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
38. 1.812km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Oct 4, 7:33 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
39. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear City, CAFri, Oct 4, 11:46 PM PDT · 8766 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
40. 3.312km W of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 5, 12:16 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
41. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 5, 1:39 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
42. 2.711km W of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 5, 1:41 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
43. 1.812km W of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 5, 1:48 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
44. 1.925km WNW of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 5, 3:55 AM PDT · 8766 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
45. 1.725km WNW of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 5, 5:58 AM PDT · 8765 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
46. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 5, 6:45 AM PDT · 8765 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.212km W of Ludlow, CASat, Oct 5, 1:21 PM PDT · 8765 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.29km ENE of Barstow, CASat, Oct 5, 5:45 PM PDT · 8765 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
49. 1.535km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Oct 5, 10:11 PM PDT · 8765 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
50. 1.925km WNW of Ludlow, CASun, Oct 6, 3:16 AM PDT · 8765 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
51. 1.610km S of Big Bear City, CASun, Oct 6, 8:37 AM PDT · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
52. 2.26km SE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Oct 7, 4:38 AM PDT · 8764 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
53. 1.836km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CaliforniaMon, Oct 7, 5:45 AM PDT · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
54. 2.335km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Oct 7, 2:43 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
55. 1.510km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Oct 7, 4:33 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
56. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Oct 7, 6:26 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
57. 1.513km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Oct 7, 6:33 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
58. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Oct 7, 6:50 PM PDT · 8763 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
59. 1.510km N of Cabazon, CATue, Oct 8, 6:01 AM PDT · 8762 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
60. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 8, 12:39 PM PDT · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

1. 1.54km SSE of Banning, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 9:18 PM PDT · 8781 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.626km WNW of Ludlow, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 1:00 AM PDT · 8782 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
3. 3.827km NW of Ludlow, CAWed, Sep 18, 11:21 PM PDT · 8782 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
4. 1.632km ENE of Big Bear City, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 8:47 PM PDT · 8782 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.68km S of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:58 AM PDT · 8782 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.76km SSW of Big Bear City, CAWed, Sep 18, 8:34 AM PDT · 8782 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.034km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Sep 18, 1:17 AM PDT · 8783 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.514km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 8:23 AM PDT · 8783 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Sep 17, 2:46 AM PDT · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.714km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Sep 16, 2:52 PM PDT · 8784 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Sep 16, 4:44 AM PDT · 8785 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.29km S of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Sep 16, 4:43 AM PDT · 8785 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
13. 3.39km S of Joshua Tree, CASun, Sep 15, 2:15 PM PDT · 8785 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 8:38 PM PDT · 8786 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
15. 1.67km SE of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Sep 14, 5:47 PM PDT · 8786 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.530km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 6:37 AM PDT · 8786 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
17. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 7:39 PM PDT · 8788 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.110km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Sep 12, 1:22 PM PDT · 8788 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.68km NNE of Beaumont, CAThu, Sep 12, 11:12 AM PDT · 8788 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.011km SSE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Sep 11, 5:21 PM PDT · 8789 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9826293. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.