M2.4 earthquake 1km ENE of Placentia, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Feb 25, 2002, 12:17 PM PST

UTC

2002-02-25 20:17:46 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.877° N, 117.862° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

45°

Stations used

35

• Placentia, CaliforniaPopulation 52,495. Forecast1 kmNE
• Fullerton, CaliforniaPopulation 140,847. Forecast6 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast40 kmESE

After

1. 1.911km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CAMon, Feb 25, 1:21 PM PST · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
2. 1.68km SW of Littlerock, CAMon, Feb 25, 1:33 PM PST · 8986 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.61km WNW of Anaheim, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 2:07 PM PST · 8986 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.17km NNE of Fontana, CAMon, Feb 25, 8:15 PM PST · 8986 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
5. 1.52km WNW of Anaheim, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 7:21 AM PST · 8985 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
6. 1.53km NE of Chatsworth, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 8:44 AM PST · 8985 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.56km SSW of Redlands, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 10:05 AM PST · 8985 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.91km ENE of Placentia, CAWed, Feb 27, 12:36 PM PST · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
9. 1.512km NNE of Simi Valley, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 5:07 PM PST · 8984 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.77km ENE of Yucaipa, CAWed, Feb 27, 10:22 PM PST · 8984 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.55km SSW of Redlands, CAThu, Feb 28, 12:57 AM PST · 8984 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.92km N of Grand Terrace, CASat, Mar 2, 7:51 AM PST · 8982 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.83km E of Hemet, CASat, Mar 2, 8:15 AM PST · 8982 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.67km NNE of Chatsworth, CASat, Mar 2, 3:00 PM PST · 8981 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.52km E of Century City, CASun, Mar 3, 11:46 AM PST · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.71km NNW of Beverly Hills, CASun, Mar 3, 1:22 PM PST · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
17. 2.39km SE of Valle Vista, CASun, Mar 3, 3:26 PM PST · 8980 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.57km SE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Mar 4, 3:18 AM PST · 8980 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.66km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CaliforniaMon, Mar 4, 6:47 AM PST · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.91km ESE of Beverly Hills, CAMon, Mar 4, 7:13 AM PST · 8980 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
21. 2.07km SSW of Seal Beach, CaliforniaMon, Mar 4, 8:42 AM PST · 8980 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
22. 1.75km ESE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Mar 4, 9:43 AM PST · 8980 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.015km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Mar 4, 7:22 PM PST · 8979 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
24. 1.610km NNE of Simi Valley, CATue, Mar 5, 7:09 AM PST · 8979 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
25. 1.83km SSE of Redlands, CATue, Mar 5, 10:46 PM PST · 8978 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.76km SE of Simi Valley, CATue, Mar 5, 11:10 PM PST · 8978 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.912km NE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Mar 6, 12:23 AM PST · 8978 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
28. 1.62km ENE of Baldwin Hills, CAWed, Mar 6, 5:20 PM PST · 8977 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
29. 1.65km S of Redlands, CAThu, Mar 7, 12:34 AM PST · 8977 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
30. 1.67km SSW of Cabazon, CAThu, Mar 7, 1:24 AM PST · 8977 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.62km E of Loma Linda, CaliforniaFri, Mar 8, 4:51 AM PST · 8976 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
32. 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CaliforniaFri, Mar 8, 9:13 AM PST · 8976 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
33. 1.51km WSW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CASat, Mar 9, 8:56 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
34. 2.013km SW of Valencia, CASat, Mar 9, 9:12 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.52km ENE of Northridge, CASat, Mar 9, 11:39 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
36. 2.22km SW of Signal Hill, CASat, Mar 9, 2:59 PM PST · 8974 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
37. 1.63km SSW of Lakewood, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 3:50 PM PST · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
38. 1.56km SSW of Calimesa, CASat, Mar 9, 11:16 PM PST · 8974 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
39. 1.612km NNE of Simi Valley, CASun, Mar 10, 7:28 PM PST · 8973 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
40. 2.09km SE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Mar 11, 4:40 PM PST · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Mar 11, 4:41 PM PST · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.713km NE of Simi Valley, CAMon, Mar 11, 11:51 PM PST · 8972 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
43. 1.512km NE of Simi Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 12, 11:23 AM PST · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
44. 1.613km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Mar 14, 5:24 PM PST · 8969 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
45. 1.81km NW of North Hollywood, CAFri, Mar 15, 1:54 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
46. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Mar 15, 5:51 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
47. 2.113km NE of Simi Valley, CASat, Mar 16, 5:41 AM PST · 8968 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
48. 1.62km SSE of Mira Loma, CASat, Mar 16, 6:32 AM PST · 8968 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
49. 2.21km SE of Placentia, CASat, Mar 16, 11:47 AM PST · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
50. 2.11km E of Placentia, CASat, Mar 16, 12:30 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
51. 1.84km S of Redlands, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 12:51 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
52. 1.612km N of Bradbury, CASat, Mar 16, 2:39 PM PST · 8967 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
53. 1.712km NE of Simi Valley, CASat, Mar 16, 3:46 PM PST · 8967 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
54. 3.21km E of Placentia, CASat, Mar 16, 9:50 PM PST · 8967 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 597
55. 1.63km ESE of Northridge, CASun, Mar 17, 8:06 AM PST · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
56. 2.210km WSW of Corona, CAMon, Mar 18, 10:53 AM PST · 8966 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
57. 1.714km NE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Mar 18, 1:19 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.73km SW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CAMon, Mar 18, 1:29 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
59. 1.612km NE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Mar 18, 4:20 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
60. 2.22km ESE of Placentia, CAMon, Mar 18, 6:53 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

1. 2.01km NNW of Yucaipa, CAMon, Feb 25, 9:11 AM PST · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.57km SSW of Littlerock, CAMon, Feb 25, 5:45 AM PST · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.78km SW of Littlerock, CAMon, Feb 25, 4:58 AM PST · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.611km NNE of Simi Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 12:05 AM PST · 8987 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.61km ESE of Loma Linda, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 5:10 PM PST · 8987 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.612km NE of Simi Valley, CASun, Feb 24, 3:47 PM PST · 8987 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.75km ENE of Agoura Hills, CASun, Feb 24, 1:39 AM PST · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
8. 2.010km NNE of Sunland, CAFri, Feb 22, 2:50 PM PST · 8989 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.27km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Feb 21, 12:00 PM PST · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.75km ENE of Rancho Cucamonga, CAThu, Feb 21, 11:57 AM PST · 8991 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
11. 1.79km WSW of Lytle Creek, CaliforniaThu, Feb 21, 6:30 AM PST · 8991 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.81km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Feb 20, 11:01 PM PST · 8991 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.96km S of Calimesa, CAWed, Feb 20, 8:19 PM PST · 8991 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.71km WNW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CAWed, Feb 20, 8:00 PM PST · 8991 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.812km NE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Feb 20, 11:23 AM PST · 8992 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.711km NNE of Simi Valley, CAWed, Feb 20, 5:06 AM PST · 8992 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.63km SE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 18, 1:07 AM PST · 8994 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.75km NE of Banning, CASat, Feb 16, 10:36 AM PST · 8996 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.97km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CAFri, Feb 15, 12:08 PM PST · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.86km NNW of Cabazon, CAFri, Feb 15, 9:21 AM PST · 8997 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12458952. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.