M2.5 earthquake 30km SSW of Tecopa, California

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, May 20, 2002, 9:14 AM PDT

UTC

2002-05-20 16:14:42 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.589° N, 116.314° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 38.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

11

• Baker, CaliforniaPopulation 735. Forecast42 kmNNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast75 kmSSW
• Enterprise, NevadaPopulation 108,481. Forecast108 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast245 kmNE

After

1. 1.524km WNW of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 7:12 PM PDT · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.728km SSW of Tecopa, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 7:58 PM PDT · 8903 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.729km SSW of Tecopa, CaliforniaFri, May 24, 10:36 AM PDT · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.730km SSW of Tecopa, CAFri, May 24, 5:05 PM PDT · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.435km WSW of Tecopa, CASun, May 26, 7:25 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.813km NW of Ludlow, CAWed, Jun 5, 4:04 AM PDT · 8888 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.67km ESE of Ludlow, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:38 AM PDT · 8887 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jun 6, 2:10 PM PDT · 8886 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.812km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jun 7, 3:34 AM PDT · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Jun 8, 2:20 AM PDT · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jun 12, 12:31 PM PDT · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Jun 16, 10:09 PM PDT · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jun 17, 10:45 PM PDT · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.830km E of Barstow, CASat, Jun 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 8870 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.323km WNW of Ludlow, CATue, Jun 25, 3:12 AM PDT · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.722km WNW of Ludlow, CaliforniaTue, Jun 25, 10:12 AM PDT · 8867 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.936km SSW of Tecopa, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 12:59 AM PDT · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.625km NNE of Trona, CAWed, Jul 3, 9:52 PM PDT · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.021km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Jul 6, 10:11 PM PDT · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.121km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Jul 7, 11:21 AM PDT · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
21. 1.721km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Jul 7, 12:11 PM PDT · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
22. 1.720km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jul 8, 4:35 AM PDT · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.820km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jul 8, 5:00 AM PDT · 8855 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
24. 2.424km WNW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jul 8, 6:31 PM PDT · 8854 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
25. 2.226km WNW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jul 11, 10:05 PM PDT · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.226km WNW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jul 11, 11:31 PM PDT · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
27. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CATue, Jul 16, 4:18 AM PDT · 8847 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
28. 2.013km W of Ludlow, CAThu, Jul 18, 3:14 AM PDT · 8845 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 1.720km WNW of Ludlow, CAMon, May 13, 2:11 PM PDT · 8910 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.014 km E of Shoshone, CaliforniaMon, May 13, 8:47 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.513km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaSat, May 11, 6:25 AM PDT · 8913 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.713km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaThu, May 9, 3:08 PM PDT · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.213km NW of Ludlow, CAWed, May 8, 5:38 PM PDT · 8915 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.818km NNE of Barstow, CaliforniaSun, May 5, 5:02 PM PDT · 8918 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CASun, May 5, 9:56 AM PDT · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.613km NW of Ludlow, CASun, May 5, 12:26 AM PDT · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.618km W of Ludlow, CaliforniaThu, May 2, 7:42 PM PDT · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, CAWed, May 1, 8:14 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.012km NE of Barstow, CASat, Apr 27, 1:41 AM PDT · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CAFri, Apr 26, 11:14 PM PDT · 8927 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CAThu, Apr 25, 2:26 PM PDT · 8928 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13287452. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.