California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 36km SSW of Tecopa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 36km SSW of Tecopa, California on Thu, Jun 27, 2002, 12:59 AM PDT (07:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 32km WNW of Pahrump, NV. 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
2002-06-27 07:59:16 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.538° N, 116.340° 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, 20.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625km NNE of Trona, CA · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.021km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.121km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.721km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.720km W of Ludlow, California · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.820km W of Ludlow, California · 8855 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.424km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8854 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.226km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.226km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8847 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.013km W of Ludlow, CA · 8845 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.714km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8841 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.932km WNW of Pahrump, NV · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.327km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8838 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.913km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8838 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.112km NE of Barstow, CA · 8838 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.227km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8836 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.527km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8836 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.627km NW of Ludlow, California · 8836 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.920km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8834 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.827km NW of Ludlow, California · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.625km NW of Ludlow, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.424km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8832 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.112km NE of Barstow, CA · 8831 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.518km NE of Barstow, California · 8830 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8829 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8829 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.333km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.217km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8827 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.513km W of Ludlow, CA · 8822 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.625km SSE of Trona, CA · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8817 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.819km W of Ludlow, California · 8817 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.538km W of Fort Irwin, California · 8815 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.624km NE of Trona, California · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.013km W of Ludlow, CA · 8811 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.514km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.026km SE of Barstow, California · 8809 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.715km NW of Ludlow, California · 8808 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8807 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.916km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.614km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8866 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.722km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8867 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.323km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.830km E of Barstow, CA · 8870 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.414km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8882 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.812km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8886 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.67km ESE of Ludlow, CA · 8887 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8888 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.934km ENE of Boron, California · 8892 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9795497. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.