California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA on Thu, Sep 26, 2002, 7:01 AM PDT (14:01 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 13km NW of Ludlow, 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
2002-09-26 14:01:43 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.016° N, 116.706° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
23°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8775 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.99km WSW of Corona, CA · 8774 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8774 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.61km E of Cabazon, CA · 8774 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8774 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8773 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8773 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.91km WSW of Cabazon, CA · 8773 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 8773 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.63km E of Valle Vista, California · 8773 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.28km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 8772 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.431km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8772 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8772 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.517km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8771 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.59km SW of Wrightwood, California · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8771 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.819km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8771 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.119km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8771 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, California · 8771 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8771 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.940km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8770 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.97km S of Banning, CA · 8770 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8770 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.65km N of Fontana, CA · 8770 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.63km E of Rialto, CA · 8770 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.413km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8769 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.78km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 8769 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.85km SE of Grand Terrace, CA · 8769 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.116km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8769 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.516km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8769 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.616km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8769 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8769 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8768 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.78km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8768 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.612km NW of Anza, CA · 8768 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.48km W of Idyllwild, CA · 8767 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8767 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 3.413km W of Ludlow, CA · 8767 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.812km W of Ludlow, California · 8767 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8766 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 3.312km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.711km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.812km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.925km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.725km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CA · 8766 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.212km W of Ludlow, CA · 8765 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.535km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8765 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.67km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8765 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.925km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8765 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.610km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8764 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.26km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8764 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.56km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8764 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.836km ENE of Lucerne Valley, California · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.416km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8763 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.335km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8763 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.64km ESE of Loma Linda, California · 8775 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8775 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.616km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8775 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8775 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.05km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8775 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8776 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.66km SE of Cabazon, CA · 8776 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.111km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8776 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.512km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8777 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8778 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CA · 8778 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.533km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8778 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.617km SSW of Oasis, CA · 8778 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.712km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8779 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.69km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 8779 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 8779 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.66km NNE of Moreno Valley, California · 8779 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 8780 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.631km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8780 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.121km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8780 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9828201. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.