California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25km N of Tehachapi, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25km N of Tehachapi, California on Sun, Feb 10, 2002, 2:14 PM PST (22:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 20km E of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-10 22:14:20 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.350° N, 118.500° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9002 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.010km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9002 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.810km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9002 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.320km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, California · 9001 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.613km SSW of Olancha, CA · 9001 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.520km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9001 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9000 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.520km NE of Arvin, California · 9000 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.88km SSW of Arvin, California · 8999 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.66km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8998 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.96km ENE of Taft, CA · 8996 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8995 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.76km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.730km SE of Bodfish, California · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.67km S of Frazier Park, California · 8994 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.69km SE of Buttonwillow, California · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8993 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.73km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8993 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.719km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.919km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 8992 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.57km E of Coso Junction, California · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.87km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8992 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.58km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.68km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, California · 8992 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.513km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8991 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8990 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 3.020km E of Little Lake, CA · 8989 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8988 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.68km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.87km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.66km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8986 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, California · 8985 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CA · 8985 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8984 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.76km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.714km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8979 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 8978 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.812km NNW of Piru, California · 8976 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.815km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.916km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8976 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.520km SE of Little Lake, CA · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.615km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.57km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8975 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.714km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8975 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.521km NE of Arvin, California · 8975 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.72km SW of Johannesburg, California · 8973 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.97km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8973 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.910km W of Delano, California · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.618km E of Arvin, California · 8970 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CA · 8969 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9003 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.77km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 9003 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9005 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.511km SE of Gorman, CA · 9005 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.47km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9005 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9007 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9008 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.716km NE of Boron, California · 9008 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.715km NE of Boron, California · 9008 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.015km NE of Lebec, CA · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.728km NNW of California City, California · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.07km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9009 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.77km E of Coso Junction, California · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.07km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.98km ENE of Coso Junction, California · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.72km NE of Grapevine, California · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12447760. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.