California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14km NW of Ludlow, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km NW of Ludlow, California on Wed, Oct 30, 2002, 10:35 PM PST (06:35 UTC), 6 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-31 06:35:43 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.812° N, 116.263° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8739 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8739 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8739 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8739 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.030km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8739 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.135km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8739 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.56km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8739 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, California · 8739 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.634km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8739 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8739 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.736km ENE of Lucerne Valley, California · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, California · 8738 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8738 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, California · 8738 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.627km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8737 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8737 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.514km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8737 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.521km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8737 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8737 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8736 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, California · 8736 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8736 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.29km WNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 8736 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, California · 8736 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, California · 8736 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, California · 8735 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8735 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8735 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8734 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.614km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8734 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8733 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.012km W of Ludlow, California · 8732 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 3.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8732 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.512km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8732 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.813km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8732 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.628km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8732 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8732 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.66km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8731 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.431km NNW of Barstow, CA · 8730 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8730 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.214km NW of Ludlow, California · 8729 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.515km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8729 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8729 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.75km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8728 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8728 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, California · 8728 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.727km WSW of Amboy, California · 8728 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.029km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8728 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8728 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8727 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.514km W of Amboy, California · 8727 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.513km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8727 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.513km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8727 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.418km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8727 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8740 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.715km NW of Ludlow, California · 8740 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.26km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8740 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8740 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.213km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, California · 8741 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.37km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8741 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.413km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9855257. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.