California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28km NW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28km NW of Ludlow, CA on Wed, Oct 9, 2002, 12:15 AM PDT (07:15 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
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-09 07:15:51 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.877° N, 116.398° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8762 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.66km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8761 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.65km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8761 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.95km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8761 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.519km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8761 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8760 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.613km NNE of Barstow, California · 8760 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8759 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.533km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8759 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8758 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.323km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8756 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.013km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8756 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.613km W of Ludlow, California · 8756 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.62km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.920km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.030km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8755 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.827km NW of Ludlow, California · 8755 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.58km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 8754 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.012km W of Ludlow, CA · 8753 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.512km W of Ludlow, California · 8753 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.813km W of Ludlow, CA · 8752 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8752 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.69km E of Running Springs, CA · 8752 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.66km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 101
  26. 1.86km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8749 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.933km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.55km NW of Big Bear City, California · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.66km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8748 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.85km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8748 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.35km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8748 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.86km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.96km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.76km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8747 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.127km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.019km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8746 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.99km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.015km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8745 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.913km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 4.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 104
  41. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, California · 8742 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.414km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.413km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8742 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, California · 8742 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8763 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.612km W of Ludlow, California · 8763 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.513km W of Ludlow, California · 8763 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8763 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.510km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8763 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.335km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8764 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.836km ENE of Lucerne Valley, California · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.26km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8764 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.610km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.925km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8765 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.535km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8765 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.29km ENE of Barstow, CA · 8765 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.212km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.725km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.925km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.812km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.711km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.312km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9848733. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.