California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11km S of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11km S of Olancha, CA on Tue, Jul 30, 2002, 8:44 AM PDT (15:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 21km NNE of Trona, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-07-30 15:44:34 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.188° N, 117.988° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 17.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
17

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 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511km S of Olancha, CA · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.510km S of Olancha, CA · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.534km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.05km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.723km W of Johannesburg, CA · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.734km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8832 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.016km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8831 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.719km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 8830 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.410km S of Olancha, CA · 8830 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.611km S of Olancha, CA · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.711km S of Olancha, CA · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.95km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.65km NW of Little Lake, CA · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.65km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.535km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8829 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.914km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8828 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.940km E of Lone Pine, California · 8828 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.614km N of Ridgecrest, California · 8827 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.07km N of Olancha, CA · 8827 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8826 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.618km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8825 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8824 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 8824 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.111km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8822 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.534km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8821 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.711km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8821 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.022km E of Little Lake, CA · 8820 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CA · 8820 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.625km SSE of Trona, CA · 8820 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.010km S of Olancha, CA · 8819 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.714km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8819 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.65km W of Kernville, CA · 8818 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8817 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.5Central California · 8815 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.624km NE of Trona, California · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.528km NNE of Searles Valley, California · 8813 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.612km NE of Little Lake, California · 8813 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.534km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8812 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.635km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8812 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.311km NW of Independence, California · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, California · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8809 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.95km W of Kernville, CA · 8809 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.26km W of Kernville, California · 8809 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.56km W of Kernville, CA · 8809 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.823km W of Inyokern, CA · 8808 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.430km NW of Kernville, CA · 8807 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.86km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8806 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.534km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8806 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.54km W of Kernville, CA · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.217km E of Porterville, CA · 8806 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8805 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.58km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8805 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.75km W of Kernville, CA · 8804 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8803 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.68km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8800 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.931km W of Olancha, California · 8799 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.916 km W of Furnace Creek, California · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.835km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8796 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.612km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8834 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.540km N of Kernville, California · 8834 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.513km NE of Little Lake, CA · 8835 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, California · 8835 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.710km S of Olancha, California · 8835 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.96km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8835 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.929km SW of Lone Pine, CA · 8835 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.611km S of Olancha, CA · 8838 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.512km S of Olancha, CA · 8838 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.512km S of Olancha, California · 8838 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.824km NNW of California City, CA · 8839 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.418km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8839 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.920km NE of Olancha, California · 8840 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.511km S of Olancha, California · 8840 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.611km S of Olancha, California · 8840 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8841 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.611km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.711km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.612km S of Olancha, California · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.518km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9804789. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.