California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13km NW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13km NW of Ludlow, CA on Tue, Oct 29, 2002, 8:18 AM PST (16:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 30km N of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-29 16:18:48 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.800° N, 116.265° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.47
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.37km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8741 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8740 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.213km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8740 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8740 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8740 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.26km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8740 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.715km NW of Ludlow, California · 8740 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8740 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, California · 8739 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.78km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8739 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8739 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8739 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8739 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.030km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8739 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.135km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8739 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.56km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8739 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, California · 8739 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.634km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8739 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.736km ENE of Lucerne Valley, California · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, California · 8738 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8738 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, California · 8738 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.627km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8737 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8737 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8737 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.514km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8737 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.521km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8737 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8737 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8736 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, California · 8736 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8736 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.29km WNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 8736 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, California · 8736 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, California · 8736 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, California · 8735 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8735 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8735 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8734 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.614km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8733 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8733 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.012km W of Ludlow, California · 8732 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8732 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.512km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8732 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.813km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8732 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.628km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8732 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.414km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 4.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 104
  16. 1.913km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8742 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.015km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8745 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.99km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 8745 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.019km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8745 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.127km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8745 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9854713. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.