California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 28km SSW of Tecopa, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 28km SSW of Tecopa, California on Mon, May 20, 2002, 7:58 PM PDT (02:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13km NW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-21 02:58:42 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.606° N, 116.314° 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, 14.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8900 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.730km SSW of Tecopa, CA · 8900 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.435km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 8898 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8888 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8887 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.830km E of Barstow, CA · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.323km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.722km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.936km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.625km NNE of Trona, CA · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.021km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.121km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.721km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.424km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8854 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.226km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.226km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.013km W of Ludlow, CA · 8845 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.524km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.530km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.720km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8911 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.014 km E of Shoshone, California · 8911 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.513km W of Ludlow, California · 8913 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.713km W of Ludlow, California · 8915 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.213km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8915 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.818km NNE of Barstow, California · 8919 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.618km W of Ludlow, California · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.012km NE of Barstow, CA · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8927 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8929 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13291460. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.