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M1.9 earthquake 17km SW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17km SW of Oasis, CA on Fri, Mar 8, 2002, 10:12 PM PST (06:12 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6km SSE of Lake Henshaw, 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
2002-03-09 06:12:30 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.352° N, 116.226° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8975 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8975 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8975 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8974 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.61km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.09km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8973 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 8973 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.56km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.610km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.813km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.49km WSW of Heber, CA · 8967 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.510km W of Niland, CA · 8967 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.817km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8966 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.66km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 8965 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.53km ENE of Banning, CA · 8965 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 8965 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.74km SSW of Beaumont, CA · 8965 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.74km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8965 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.53km N of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8964 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8964 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.611km WSW of Heber, CA · 8963 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8963 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.912km ENE of Coachella, California · 8962 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.42km SE of Heber, CA · 8962 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.914km NE of Coachella, CA · 8961 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8960 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8960 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.98km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8960 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.94km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8959 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8959 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.715km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8959 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.713km NE of Campo, CA · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 3.05km SW of Imperial, CA · 8958 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.516km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.514km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8957 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 3.02km W of Bombay Beach, CA · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.914km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8956 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.65km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.79km SSE of Hemet, CA · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.814km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8954 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8954 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.712km E of Yucaipa, CA · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.86km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1,070
  50. 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.56km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.614km N of Pine Valley, California · 8954 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.57km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8954 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.513km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.811km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 8952 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8952 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.63km ESE of San Jacinto, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8952 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8976 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8976 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8976 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.522km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8976 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.810km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8976 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.67km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8977 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.83km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.711km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8978 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.512km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8978 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.017km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.38km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.013km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 8979 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.08km SE of Calipatria, California · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.615km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.911km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.120km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8981 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.39km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.44km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 8981 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12475744. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.