California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25km NNE of Trona, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25km NNE of Trona, CA on Wed, Jul 3, 2002, 9:52 PM PDT (04:52 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-07-04 04:52:46 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.982° N, 117.304° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8859 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.512km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8858 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.910km S of Olancha, CA · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.610km S of Olancha, CA · 8858 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.017km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8858 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.317km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8857 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.87km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8856 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.76km ESE of Coso Junction, California · 8856 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.615km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8856 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.724km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 8856 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8855 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.816km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 8854 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.68km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.68km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.19km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8853 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.79km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8853 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.623km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 8853 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.217km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8853 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.216km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 8853 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8853 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.917km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8853 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.96km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.816km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.618km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 8851 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.819km NE of Olancha, CA · 8850 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.716km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8850 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.015km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8849 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.427km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8849 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.618km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8849 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.58km WNW of Little Lake, California · 8849 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.819km NE of Olancha, California · 8849 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.76km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8849 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.46km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8848 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.96km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8848 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.517km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8848 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.928km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8847 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.715km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.815km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 8847 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8847 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.57km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8846 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.717km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8846 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, California · 8846 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.118km N of Olancha, California · 8845 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.914km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8843 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.58km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8843 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.110km S of Olancha, CA · 8843 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.811km S of Olancha, CA · 8843 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.511km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.612km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.711km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.512km S of Olancha, California · 8842 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.511km S of Olancha, CA · 8842 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.712km S of Olancha, California · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.26km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.96km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.611km S of Olancha, California · 8860 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.915km NE of Little Lake, CA · 8861 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.716km NE of Little Lake, California · 8861 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.86km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8861 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.730km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8861 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8862 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.915km E of Lone Pine, CA · 8864 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.811km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8865 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.56km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8865 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.611km S of Olancha, California · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.616km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8866 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.936km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.910km S of Olancha, CA · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.612km S of Olancha, California · 8866 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.815km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8867 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.824km W of Olancha, California · 8867 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.925km W of Olancha, California · 8867 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.517km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, California · 8867 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9797297. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.