California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14km WSW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km WSW of Ludlow, CA on Tue, Oct 15, 2002, 8:40 AM PDT (15:40 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-15 15:40:46 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.661° N, 116.289° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8755 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.613km W of Ludlow, California · 8755 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.62km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.920km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.030km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8755 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.827km NW of Ludlow, California · 8754 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.58km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 8753 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.012km W of Ludlow, CA · 8753 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.72km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 8752 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.512km W of Ludlow, California · 8752 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.813km W of Ludlow, CA · 8752 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8751 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.69km E of Running Springs, CA · 8751 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.66km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 101
  15. 1.86km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8749 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.933km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.55km N of Beaumont, CA · 8748 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.55km NW of Big Bear City, California · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.66km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.85km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8747 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.35km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.86km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.96km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.76km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.127km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8745 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.019km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8745 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.99km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 8745 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.015km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8745 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.913km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8742 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 104
  31. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.414km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.413km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.37km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8741 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.213km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.812km ENE of Indio, CA · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 2.323km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.711km N of Banning, CA · 8756 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8758 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.533km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8758 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8758 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, California · 8759 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.613km NNE of Barstow, California · 8760 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8760 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.65km ENE of Cabazon, California · 8760 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.519km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8760 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.95km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8760 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.65km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8761 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.66km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8761 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.610km N of Cabazon, CA · 8761 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.612km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8761 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.628km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8762 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.510km N of Cabazon, CA · 8762 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.612km W of Ludlow, California · 8763 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.513km W of Ludlow, California · 8763 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9851161. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.