M1.5 earthquake 11km NNW of Mojave, California

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jul 5, 2002, 6:59 AM PDT

UTC

2002-07-05 13:59:13 UTC

Depth

7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.147° N, 118.197° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

38°

Stations used

19

• Mojave, CaliforniaPopulation 4,238. Forecast11 kmNNW
• California City, CaliforniaPopulation 13,277. Forecast19 kmW
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast50 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast122 kmN

After

1. 2.017km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jul 5, 9:12 AM PDT · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.317km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jul 6, 4:37 AM PDT · 8857 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
3. 2.26km S of Pearblossum, CASun, Jul 7, 6:02 AM PDT · 8856 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.35km W of Kernville, CASun, Jul 7, 4:01 PM PDT · 8856 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.94km NNW of Boron, CaliforniaMon, Jul 8, 7:14 PM PDT · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.68km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 9, 4:27 PM PDT · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.68km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 9, 5:09 PM PDT · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.19km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 9, 8:11 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.94km WNW of Gorman, CATue, Jul 9, 8:15 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.05km W of Gorman, CATue, Jul 9, 8:23 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.79km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 9, 8:40 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.85km W of Gorman, CAWed, Jul 10, 12:03 AM PDT · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.623km WSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Jul 10, 1:03 AM PDT · 8853 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.65km WSW of Gorman, CAWed, Jul 10, 4:40 AM PDT · 8853 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.917km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jul 10, 10:16 AM PDT · 8853 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.56km S of Pearblossum, CAThu, Jul 11, 8:04 PM PDT · 8851 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 11, 8:27 PM PDT · 8851 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.96km SE of Piru, CASat, Jul 13, 12:13 AM PDT · 8850 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.58km N of Rosedale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 13, 8:30 AM PDT · 8850 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.58km SW of Littlerock, CASun, Jul 14, 12:08 AM PDT · 8849 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.618km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jul 14, 1:51 AM PDT · 8849 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
22. 1.58km WNW of Little Lake, CaliforniaSun, Jul 14, 3:57 AM PDT · 8849 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.513km ESE of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Jul 14, 4:49 AM PDT · 8849 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
24. 1.68km SW of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 5:25 PM PDT · 8848 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
25. 1.928km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jul 15, 10:59 PM PDT · 8847 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaTue, Jul 16, 8:08 AM PDT · 8847 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
27. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaTue, Jul 16, 8:08 AM PDT · 8847 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
28. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 17, 3:46 AM PDT · 8846 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.715km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 17, 11:15 AM PDT · 8846 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
30. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 18, 11:20 AM PDT · 8845 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
31. 1.86km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jul 19, 7:58 AM PDT · 8844 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
32. 1.613km NNW of Piru, CaliforniaSat, Jul 20, 1:37 AM PDT · 8843 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
33. 2.518km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Jul 21, 7:37 AM PDT · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
34. 1.613km WNW of Adelanto, CaliforniaSun, Jul 21, 1:12 PM PDT · 8842 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
35. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 22, 2:31 AM PDT · 8841 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
36. 2.418km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Jul 23, 9:56 PM PDT · 8839 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.824km NNW of California City, CAWed, Jul 24, 5:04 AM PDT · 8839 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
38. 2.912km SW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jul 26, 12:17 AM PDT · 8837 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.75km WSW of Santa Clarita, CaliforniaSun, Jul 28, 12:00 AM PDT · 8835 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Jul 29, 4:47 PM PDT · 8834 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.512km NNW of Grapevine, CaliforniaTue, Jul 30, 6:51 AM PDT · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
42. 2.05km WNW of Little Lake, CAWed, Jul 31, 4:52 AM PDT · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
43. 2.723km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jul 31, 8:15 AM PDT · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
44. 2.413km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Aug 1, 12:42 AM PDT · 8831 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
45. 2.016km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Aug 1, 8:54 AM PDT · 8831 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
46. 2.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Aug 1, 11:22 PM PDT · 8830 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CAThu, Aug 1, 11:27 PM PDT · 8830 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
48. 1.95km WNW of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 2, 4:12 PM PDT · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
49. 2.65km NW of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 2, 8:19 PM PDT · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.65km WNW of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 2, 9:40 PM PDT · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.614km N of Ridgecrest, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 3:20 AM PDT · 8827 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
52. 2.21km WSW of Castaic, CAMon, Aug 5, 5:31 PM PDT · 8827 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Aug 6, 11:10 AM PDT · 8826 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
54. 2.011km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Aug 6, 3:48 PM PDT · 8826 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
55. 1.618km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 7, 12:32 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
56. 2.211km NE of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 9, 8:08 PM PDT · 8822 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
57. 1.628km SE of Johannesburg, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 4:13 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
58. 1.82km N of Pacoima, CASat, Aug 10, 6:41 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
59. 1.74km NW of Boron, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 6:41 PM PDT · 8821 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
60. 1.625km SSE of Trona, CAMon, Aug 12, 6:19 PM PDT · 8820 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

1. 1.512km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jul 5, 2:23 AM PDT · 8858 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.511km WNW of Castaic, CAThu, Jul 4, 5:13 PM PDT · 8859 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 4, 12:48 PM PDT · 8859 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAMon, Jul 1, 1:12 AM PDT · 8862 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
5. 1.825km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 29, 7:40 AM PDT · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.56km NNE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 27, 4:34 PM PDT · 8866 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.812km NNE of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 9:21 AM PDT · 8866 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.517km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Jun 26, 4:14 AM PDT · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 25, 6:47 PM PDT · 8868 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.826km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 25, 4:16 PM PDT · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.65km W of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 24, 9:22 PM PDT · 8868 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.99km SE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 24, 7:50 AM PDT · 8869 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.620km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Jun 23, 10:37 AM PDT · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
14. 1.92km SSE of Pinon Hills, CAThu, Jun 20, 7:33 PM PDT · 8873 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.84km NE of Pacoima, CAThu, Jun 20, 6:30 AM PDT · 8873 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.68km E of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 19, 5:22 PM PDT · 8874 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.94km SW of Johannesburg, CaliforniaWed, Jun 19, 10:50 AM PDT · 8874 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
18. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jun 19, 4:31 AM PDT · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.021km ENE of Maricopa, CaliforniaMon, Jun 17, 8:39 PM PDT · 8875 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jun 14, 4:18 PM PDT · 8879 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9797785. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.