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M2.5 earthquake 22km NNE of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22km NNE of Olancha, CA on Fri, Feb 8, 2002, 10:52 AM PST (18:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 23km S of Furnace Creek, 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
2002-02-08 18:52:09 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.447° N, 117.869° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9004 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.714km SE of Olancha, CA · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.714km SE of Olancha, California · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.215km SE of Olancha, CA · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.77km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 9003 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.57km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9002 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.010km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9002 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.810km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9002 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, California · 9001 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.613km SSW of Olancha, CA · 9001 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.520km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9000 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.628km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9000 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9000 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.66km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8998 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 8998 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.815km SE of Olancha, CA · 8995 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.814km ESE of Olancha, California · 8994 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.76km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.136km NE of Independence, California · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.115km SE of Olancha, CA · 8993 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.215km SE of Olancha, California · 8993 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.814km SE of Olancha, California · 8993 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8993 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.719km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.919km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.57km E of Coso Junction, California · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.87km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8992 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.58km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.68km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, California · 8992 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.860 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 8992 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.513km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8991 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.020km E of Little Lake, CA · 8989 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8988 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.68km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.87km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 3.223km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.224km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.822 km S of Furnace Creek, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.224km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.816km NNE of Coso Junction, California · 8987 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.66km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8986 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.78 km SE of Big Pine, California · 8986 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.522 km S of Furnace Creek, California · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, California · 8985 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8984 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.815 km SW of Big Pine, California · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.630km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8982 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.76km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.612 km NE of Independence, California · 8979 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.25km E of Independence, California · 8979 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.05km E of Independence, California · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9005 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.47km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9005 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.68km SSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 9006 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.636km SW of Stovepipe Wells, California · 9006 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.538 km E of Big Pine, California · 9007 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.07km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9009 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.554 km NE of Keeler, California · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.77km E of Coso Junction, California · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.07km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.98km ENE of Coso Junction, California · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, California · 9012 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9014 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.728km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9015 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.06km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9016 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.518km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 9016 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.65km ESE of Coso Junction, California · 9016 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.714km WNW of Kernville, CA · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9019 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.82km WNW of Kernville, California · 9019 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9758677. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.