California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3km E of Riverside, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3km E of Riverside, California on Fri, Mar 29, 2002, 4:10 AM PST (12:10 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6km SSE of Banning, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-29 12:10:27 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.942° N, 117.360° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
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: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.79km SSE of Hemet, CA · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.72km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.84km ENE of Fontana, California · 8955 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.77km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8954 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8954 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.712km E of Yucaipa, CA · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.57km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8954 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.513km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8954 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.64km W of Culver City, CA · 8953 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.811km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 8952 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.63km ESE of San Jacinto, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8952 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.61km ENE of Loma Linda, California · 8952 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.63km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 8951 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.86km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 8951 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.86km SSE of Banning, CA · 8950 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.13km E of Valle Vista, CA · 8950 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.92km ENE of Studio City, California · 8949 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.25km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8948 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.62km SSE of Irwindale, CA · 8948 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.212km NE of Cabazon, California · 8948 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.51km SSE of Universal City, CA · 8947 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.126km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8947 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8947 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.038km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.57km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8946 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.80km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 8946 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.53km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8946 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.57km N of Cabazon, CA · 8946 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.65km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8946 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.02km SSW of Culver City, CA · 8945 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.72km S of Culver City, CA · 8945 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.45km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8945 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.88km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.82km NW of Lennox, CA · 8945 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.52km NW of Universal City, CA · 8945 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.62km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.829km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8944 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.84km W of Foothill Ranch, CA · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8943 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.91km N of Universal City, CA · 8943 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.72km NNW of Universal City, CA · 8943 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.65km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8942 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.532km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8942 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.55km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8942 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.110km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8941 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.618km SE of Anza, CA · 8938 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.814km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.75km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8936 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.016km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8935 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.54km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.812km NE of Yucaipa, California · 8934 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.98km SW of Escondido, CA · 8934 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.97km SW of San Marcos, California · 8934 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.99km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8934 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.65km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8956 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.73km S of Westwood, CA · 8956 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.78km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8956 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.74km W of Culver City, CA · 8957 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.514km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8957 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.619km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.52km NW of Fontana, California · 8959 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8959 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.94km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8959 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.61km NNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 8959 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.10km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8959 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8961 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.07km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.46km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.54km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 8963 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.016km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8963 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.96km SSE of Redlands, CA · 8964 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.73km S of Loma Linda, California · 8964 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8964 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9774353. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.