M1.5 earthquake 12km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jun 20, 2002, 1:44 AM PDT

UTC

2002-06-20 08:44:34 UTC

Depth

17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.997° N, 116.690° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

28°

Stations used

41

• Morongo Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 3,552. Forecast11 kmWSW
• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast18 kmWNW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast50 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast143 kmE

After

1. 1.55km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jun 20, 8:30 AM PDT · 8872 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
2. 1.638km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jun 20, 9:52 AM PDT · 8872 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
3. 1.92km SSE of Pinon Hills, CAThu, Jun 20, 7:33 PM PDT · 8872 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.613km NE of Yucaipa, CAThu, Jun 20, 11:57 PM PDT · 8872 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
5. 1.51km SSW of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jun 21, 12:37 AM PDT · 8872 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.530km SSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jun 21, 8:08 PM PDT · 8871 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.830km E of Barstow, CASat, Jun 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 8870 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.82km SSE of Loma Linda, CASat, Jun 22, 11:09 AM PDT · 8870 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.06km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jun 22, 9:43 PM PDT · 8870 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.55km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jun 23, 12:42 AM PDT · 8870 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.55km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jun 23, 12:52 AM PDT · 8870 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.55km NW of Corona, CaliforniaSun, Jun 23, 1:59 PM PDT · 8869 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.919km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jun 24, 3:35 AM PDT · 8869 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.57km E of Yucaipa, CAMon, Jun 24, 5:51 AM PDT · 8868 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
15. 1.53km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CAMon, Jun 24, 11:24 PM PDT · 8868 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.525km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Jun 25, 1:42 AM PDT · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.323km WNW of Ludlow, CATue, Jun 25, 3:12 AM PDT · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.722km WNW of Ludlow, CaliforniaTue, Jun 25, 10:12 AM PDT · 8867 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.89km N of Big Bear City, CaliforniaWed, Jun 26, 8:11 AM PDT · 8866 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
20. 1.713km SE of Anza, CAWed, Jun 26, 11:26 AM PDT · 8866 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
21. 1.614km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 26, 4:20 PM PDT · 8866 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
22. 2.29km ENE of Villa Park, CAThu, Jun 27, 3:48 AM PDT · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.717km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 5:59 AM PDT · 8865 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
24. 1.916km E of Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 2:36 PM PDT · 8865 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
25. 2.27km NNW of Anza, CAFri, Jun 28, 12:14 AM PDT · 8865 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.88km SE of Big Bear City, CAFri, Jun 28, 3:54 PM PDT · 8864 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
27. 1.57km NNE of Cabazon, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 6:32 AM PDT · 8863 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
28. 1.75km W of Lake Elsinore, CASun, Jun 30, 1:17 AM PDT · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.66km N of Fontana, CASun, Jun 30, 1:53 AM PDT · 8863 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
30. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jun 30, 5:32 AM PDT · 8862 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
31. 1.614km S of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Jun 30, 8:45 AM PDT · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
32. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jun 30, 8:49 PM PDT · 8862 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.84km W of Fontana, CASun, Jun 30, 10:01 PM PDT · 8862 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.62km WSW of Colton, CAMon, Jul 1, 2:41 PM PDT · 8861 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
35. 3.39km NW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jul 1, 3:03 PM PDT · 8861 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
36. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jul 1, 8:12 PM PDT · 8861 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
37. 1.918km SSW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jul 1, 11:29 PM PDT · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
38. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jul 2, 1:03 AM PDT · 8861 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
39. 1.94km SE of Calimesa, CATue, Jul 2, 9:19 AM PDT · 8860 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
40. 2.110km NNW of Big Bear City, CATue, Jul 2, 7:22 PM PDT · 8860 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
41. 1.710km SW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Jul 3, 7:48 AM PDT · 8859 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
42. 2.99km NW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Jul 3, 11:55 AM PDT · 8859 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
43. 1.610km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jul 3, 3:18 PM PDT · 8859 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
44. 1.921km SSW of Ludlow, CAWed, Jul 3, 6:05 PM PDT · 8859 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
45. 1.536km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jul 4, 12:51 PM PDT · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
46. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jul 4, 5:50 PM PDT · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
47. 1.93km SE of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jul 5, 3:58 AM PDT · 8858 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
48. 1.610km S of Banning, CAFri, Jul 5, 7:00 AM PDT · 8857 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
49. 1.74km ESE of Loma Linda, CASat, Jul 6, 4:23 AM PDT · 8857 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
50. 1.717km W of Oasis, CASat, Jul 6, 12:29 PM PDT · 8856 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
51. 2.021km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Jul 6, 10:11 PM PDT · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.96km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CASun, Jul 7, 12:38 AM PDT · 8856 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
53. 2.121km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Jul 7, 11:21 AM PDT · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.721km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Jul 7, 12:11 PM PDT · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
55. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jul 7, 3:18 PM PDT · 8855 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
56. 1.88km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CASun, Jul 7, 11:18 PM PDT · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
57. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jul 8, 12:20 AM PDT · 8855 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
58. 1.720km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jul 8, 4:35 AM PDT · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
59. 1.820km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jul 8, 5:00 AM PDT · 8855 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
60. 1.524km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jul 8, 12:04 PM PDT · 8854 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

1. 1.96km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jun 20, 1:16 AM PDT · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.66km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jun 20, 1:16 AM PDT · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.66km SSE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Jun 20, 12:04 AM PDT · 8873 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 19, 10:49 PM PDT · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.532km N of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Jun 19, 2:44 PM PDT · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.937km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 19, 2:28 PM PDT · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.513km S of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Jun 19, 10:18 AM PDT · 8873 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.524km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaWed, Jun 19, 3:50 AM PDT · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.65km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CaliforniaWed, Jun 19, 3:16 AM PDT · 8874 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.810km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Jun 18, 6:56 AM PDT · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.710km SE of Valle Vista, CATue, Jun 18, 1:11 AM PDT · 8875 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
12. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jun 17, 10:45 PM PDT · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.96km NNE of Banning, CAMon, Jun 17, 2:17 PM PDT · 8875 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.515km SE of Anza, CAMon, Jun 17, 11:36 AM PDT · 8875 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.712km S of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jun 17, 6:42 AM PDT · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.512km S of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jun 17, 4:01 AM PDT · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
17. 1.55km SE of Mentone, CAMon, Jun 17, 3:19 AM PDT · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
18. 2.111km N of Banning, CAMon, Jun 17, 2:26 AM PDT · 8876 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Jun 16, 10:09 PM PDT · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.56km NNE of Moreno Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jun 16, 5:56 PM PDT · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9793253. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.