California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 41km WSW of Tecopa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 41km WSW of Tecopa, California on Tue, Apr 9, 2002, 4:36 PM PDT (23:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 30km SSW of Tecopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-04-09 23:36:05 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.667° N, 116.621° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 14.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.533km SSE of Fort Irwin, California · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.36km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 8941 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.833km ESE of Barstow, California · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.613km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.012km NE of Barstow, CA · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.117km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8925 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.818km NNE of Barstow, California · 8919 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.014 km E of Shoshone, California · 8911 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.720km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8911 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.619km W of Searles Valley, CA · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.621km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.530km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.524km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.728km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8903 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.729km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8900 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.730km SSW of Tecopa, CA · 8900 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.435km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 8898 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.934km ENE of Boron, California · 8893 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.913km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8886 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.931km N of Searles Valley, CA · 8947 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.034km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8950 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.320km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 8952 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.612km NE of Barstow, California · 8960 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.626km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8960 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.817km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8961 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.726km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.921km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8965 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.322km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8971 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.922km E of Little Lake, CA · 8973 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.72km SW of Johannesburg, California · 8974 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9776977. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.