California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10km SE of Piru, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km SE of Piru, California on Tue, Jan 29, 2002, 2:45 PM PST (22:45 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 33km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-01-29 22:45:28 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.358° N, 118.708° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.611km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.213km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.712km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.013km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.212km ESE of Piru, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.312km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.513km SW of Valencia, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 433
  14. 1.513km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.912km ESE of Piru, CA · 9013 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.012km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 234
  17. 2.211km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.811km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.612km NNW of Chatsworth, California · 9013 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, California · 9013 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9013 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.512km ESE of Piru, California · 9013 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9012 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9012 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.712km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9012 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.83km N of Signal Hill, CA · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CA · 9012 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.72km NE of Grapevine, California · 9011 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9011 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.75km NNW of West Hills, CA · 9011 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.612km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9011 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.911km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9011 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.98km SE of Piru, CA · 9011 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.610km ESE of Piru, California · 9010 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9010 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.510km NE of Ojai, California · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.07km E of Ojai, California · 9010 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.63km E of Pacoima, CA · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.812km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9008 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.015km NE of Lebec, CA · 9008 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.83km ENE of Long Beach, California · 9008 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9007 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.75km SSW of Chino Hills, CA · 9007 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.95km SW of Chino Hills, CA · 9007 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.66km SW of Chino Hills, California · 9007 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.77km SE of Piru, CA · 9007 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.84km SSE of Long Beach, California · 9007 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.68km SE of Piru, California · 9007 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.79km SE of Piru, CA · 9006 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.712km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.712km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9006 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.612km NNW of Chatsworth, California · 9006 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.64km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 9005 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.811km ENE of Ojai, CA · 9005 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.513km NE of Ojai, CA · 9005 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.711km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9005 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9005 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.77km SE of Piru, California · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.511km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.912km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.212km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.113km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 243
  8. 1.810km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.613km SW of Valencia, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.412km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 145
  12. 1.511km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.512km NNW of Chatsworth, California · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.710km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.712km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.412km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.928km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.812km NE of Simi Valley, California · 9014 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.911km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9754013. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.