M2.4 earthquake 9km WSW of Wasco, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jan 15, 2002, 11:34 AM PST

UTC

2002-01-15 19:34:43 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.554° N, 119.433° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.35

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

146°

Stations used

16

• Wasco, CaliforniaPopulation 26,279. Forecast9 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast199 kmNNW

After

1. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 3:58 PM PST · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 3:49 AM PST · 9028 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 2:28 PM PST · 9028 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 10:30 PM PST · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 17, 2:27 AM PST · 9027 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.69km ENE of Lebec, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:34 AM PST · 9026 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:57 AM PST · 9026 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.58 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 18, 1:48 PM PST · 9026 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.821km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 18, 9:56 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.911 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 1:39 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.54 km NE of Lemoore Station, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 8:48 AM PST · 9024 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.614km ESE of McFarland, CASun, Jan 20, 9:29 AM PST · 9024 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
13. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 8:11 PM PST · 9023 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.814km N of Simmler, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 1:16 AM PST · 9023 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.82km WNW of Kernville, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 6:15 PM PST · 9019 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.714km WNW of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 25, 3:59 PM PST · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.55km S of Frazier Park, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 8:22 PM PST · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
18. 3.112 km E of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 11:01 PM PST · 9017 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
19. 2.40 km W of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 7:53 PM PST · 9016 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.513km NW of Grapevine, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 6:08 PM PST · 9015 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
21. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Jan 29, 9:46 AM PST · 9015 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
22. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 31, 3:17 AM PST · 9013 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
23. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 31, 1:52 PM PST · 9013 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
24. 1.721km ENE of Arvin, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 3:19 PM PST · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
25. 1.72km NE of Grapevine, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 10:47 PM PST · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 4, 2:38 AM PST · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
27. 2.015km NE of Lebec, CAMon, Feb 4, 3:42 AM PST · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 5, 8:40 AM PST · 9008 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Feb 5, 2:28 PM PST · 9008 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 5, 7:23 PM PST · 9007 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
31. 1.919 km NNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 4:56 PM PST · 9007 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
32. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 10, 7:16 AM PST · 9003 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.725km N of Tehachapi, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 2:14 PM PST · 9003 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
34. 2.320km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 11, 3:20 PM PST · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 10:44 AM PST · 9000 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
36. 1.88km SSW of Arvin, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 6:59 AM PST · 8999 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
37. 1.811 km NE of Shandon, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 9:19 PM PST · 8998 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
38. 2.96km ENE of Taft, CASat, Feb 16, 12:10 PM PST · 8997 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
39. 1.67km S of Frazier Park, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 5:39 AM PST · 8994 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
40. 1.69km SE of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 3:25 PM PST · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
41. 2.114 km SE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 7:14 PM PST · 8993 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
42. 1.73km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 10:24 AM PST · 8993 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
43. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 1:38 PM PST · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 11:46 PM PST · 8990 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
45. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 28, 12:07 AM PST · 8985 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
46. 1.714km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaTue, Mar 5, 9:27 PM PST · 8979 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
47. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 6, 4:51 PM PST · 8979 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
48. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 7, 2:14 AM PST · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
49. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 5:34 PM PST · 8976 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
50. 2.714km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 10, 3:03 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
51. 1.521km NE of Arvin, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 9:21 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
52. 1.910km W of Delano, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 11:38 PM PST · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
53. 1.618km E of Arvin, CaliforniaFri, Mar 15, 5:04 AM PST · 8970 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
54. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CASat, Mar 16, 12:43 AM PST · 8969 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jan 14, 9:20 AM PST · 9030 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.512 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 11, 1:20 PM PST · 9033 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 11, 12:52 PM PST · 9033 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.07km NW of Kernville, CAWed, Jan 9, 7:44 PM PST · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.014km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 9:40 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.527km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 8:57 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 3, 8:27 AM PST · 9041 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 2, 6:00 AM PST · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.19 km ENE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 10:48 PM PST · 9043 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 31, 6:51 AM PST · 9044 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.712 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 30, 4:34 PM PST · 9045 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 30, 3:37 PM PST · 9045 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.710km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 30, 11:20 AM PST · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.511km SSW of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, Dec 29, 5:32 PM PST · 9046 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 29, 1:42 AM PST · 9046 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.911 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 5:42 AM PST · 9048 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.517km SW of Maricopa, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 7:27 PM PST · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 12:55 PM PST · 9049 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 25, 8:39 PM PST · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.614km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 24, 11:22 PM PST · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9748765. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.