California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13km W of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13km W of Morongo Valley, CA on Sun, Mar 31, 2002, 12:29 AM PST (08:29 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-31 08:29:15 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.063° N, 116.722° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
25°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.535km SW of Ludlow, California · 8953 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.811km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 8952 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.519km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8952 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.63km ESE of San Jacinto, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8952 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.61km ENE of Loma Linda, California · 8952 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.63km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 8951 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.86km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 8951 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.86km SSE of Banning, CA · 8950 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.13km E of Valle Vista, CA · 8950 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.425km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 94
  13. 2.25km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8948 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.126km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8948 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.212km NE of Cabazon, California · 8948 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.924km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.126km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8947 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8947 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.426km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.625km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8947 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.726km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8947 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.038km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.57km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8946 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.80km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 8946 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.53km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8946 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.57km N of Cabazon, CA · 8946 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.65km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8946 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.919km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.45km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8945 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.88km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.525km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.62km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.829km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8944 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8943 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.65km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8942 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.318km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8942 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.532km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8942 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.55km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8942 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.110km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8941 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.618km SE of Anza, CA · 8938 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.814km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.514km W of Ludlow, California · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.113km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.75km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8936 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.016km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8935 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.54km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.812km NE of Yucaipa, California · 8934 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.833km ESE of Barstow, California · 8934 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.519km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8954 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.57km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8954 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.56km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.86km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1,070
  6. 1.712km E of Yucaipa, CA · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8954 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.77km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8955 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.84km ENE of Fontana, California · 8955 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.72km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.79km SSE of Hemet, CA · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.71km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.53km E of Riverside, California · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.65km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8956 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.78km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8956 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.918km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.514km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8957 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.619km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9774713. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.