California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18km WSW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18km WSW of Oasis, CA on Sun, May 26, 2002, 3:47 PM PDT (22:47 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9km NW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-26 22:47:02 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.406° N, 116.281° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 8896 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.44km ENE of Banning, CA · 8896 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8896 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.56km NE of Fallbrook, CA · 8896 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8895 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 8895 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.313km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8894 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.66km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8893 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.06km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8893 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.929km WNW of Desert Center, California · 8893 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.622km W of Westmorland, CA · 8893 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.011km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 8893 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.57km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8892 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8892 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.83km W of Brawley, CA · 8891 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.52km SSW of San Jacinto, CA · 8890 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 8890 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.18km N of Cabazon, CA · 8890 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.86km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 8889 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.510km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8889 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.612km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8889 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.713km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.77km NE of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 8887 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.57km SSW of Ocotillo, California · 8887 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.68km W of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8887 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.79km N of Banning, CA · 8887 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 8886 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8886 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8886 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.715km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.45km NNE of Anza, CA · 8886 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.56km NE of Anza, CA · 8886 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.85km NE of Anza, CA · 8885 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.55km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.711km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8885 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8885 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.77km NNW of Cabazon, California · 8885 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.85km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8884 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.63km E of Banning, CA · 8884 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.81km NW of Calimesa, CA · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.85km SW of Imperial, CA · 8884 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8883 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.616km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.610km S of Banning, CA · 8882 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.911km SW of Niland, CA · 8882 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.611km SW of Niland, California · 8882 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8882 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 8882 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.87km NE of Rancho Santa Fe, California · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.717km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8880 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.77km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.011km NE of Julian, CA · 8879 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.79km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8898 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 8898 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.54km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8899 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.97km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.53km NNW of San Jacinto, California · 8900 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8900 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.716km S of Salton City, California · 8900 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.84km NW of Calimesa, CA · 8901 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.89km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8901 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.914km E of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8902 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.714km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8902 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.720km WSW of Westmorland, California · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.816km S of Salton City, CA · 8902 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.622km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8902 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.014km E of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8903 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.815km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8903 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 8903 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.914km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8903 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.14km ESE of Calimesa, CA · 8903 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.66km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13419492. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.