California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21km N of Ridgecrest, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21km N of Ridgecrest, California on Fri, Jun 14, 2002, 12:11 AM PDT (07:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7km ESE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-06-14 07:11:31 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.808° N, 117.664° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, California · 8879 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.622km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8879 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8879 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.611km S of Olancha, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.820km NE of Olancha, CA · 8877 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.611km S of Olancha, CA · 8877 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.622km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8877 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8877 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.611km S of Olancha, CA · 8875 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.87km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8875 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, California · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.94km SW of Johannesburg, California · 8874 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.68km E of Kernville, CA · 8874 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.636km WSW of Olancha, CA · 8873 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.927km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8872 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.610km S of Olancha, CA · 8872 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.96km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 8872 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.79km SW of Olancha, California · 8871 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.110km S of Olancha, CA · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.711km S of Olancha, CA · 8870 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.620km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.110km S of Olancha, CA · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.111km S of Olancha, California · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.610km S of Olancha, CA · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.710km S of Olancha, CA · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.811km S of Olancha, California · 8869 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.99km SE of Kernville, CA · 8869 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.811km S of Olancha, California · 8869 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.812km S of Olancha, California · 8869 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.611km S of Olancha, CA · 8868 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.710km S of Olancha, CA · 8868 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.65km W of Kernville, CA · 8868 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.826km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8868 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, California · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.517km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.925km W of Olancha, California · 8867 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.824km W of Olancha, California · 8867 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.815km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8867 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.612km S of Olancha, California · 8866 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.910km S of Olancha, CA · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.616km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8866 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.611km S of Olancha, California · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.56km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8866 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.811km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8865 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.915km E of Lone Pine, CA · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.825km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8862 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.730km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8862 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.86km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8861 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.716km NE of Little Lake, California · 8861 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.915km NE of Little Lake, CA · 8861 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.611km S of Olancha, California · 8860 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.625km NNE of Trona, CA · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8859 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.512km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8858 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.18km WNW of Little Lake, California · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8881 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.88km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8882 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.830km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, California · 8883 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.86km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8884 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.76km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8885 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.37km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.55km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.913km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8886 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.622km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8886 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, California · 8887 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.612km NE of Little Lake, California · 8887 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.614km SE of Olancha, California · 8888 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.711km NE of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 8890 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8891 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.08km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8891 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8891 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.522km N of Tehachapi, California · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9507510. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.