California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7km WSW of Wrightwood, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Wrightwood, CA on Mon, Aug 26, 2002, 11:25 PM PDT (06:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 4km NE of Yorba Linda, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-08-27 06:25:53 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.343° N, 117.703° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8805 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.52km N of Silver Lake, CA · 8804 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.08km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8803 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.01km SE of San Fernando, CA · 8803 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.28km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8803 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.56km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 8802 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.68km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8802 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.73km E of San Jacinto, CA · 8802 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.76km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8801 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.86km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8800 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.11km S of Rossmoor, CA · 8799 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.61km N of Diamond Bar, CA · 8798 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.75km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.64km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.84km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7,749
  17. 2.05km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.95km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.55km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.35km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.74km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.06km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.65km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.64km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.65km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.54km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.54km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8798 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.96km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.95km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.06km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.75km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.64km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.75km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 8797 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.55km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.95km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.65km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.64km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.74km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.84km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8797 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.95km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8796 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.85km E of Calimesa, CA · 8796 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.04km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 8796 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.714km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8796 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.55km S of Redlands, CA · 8796 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.82km W of San Fernando, CA · 8795 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.64km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8795 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.95km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8795 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.213km WNW of Mojave, CA · 8795 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.56km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.66km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 3.05km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8795 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 168
  53. 2.35km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8795 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.77km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8794 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8794 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.87km SSW of Devore, CA · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.61km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 8793 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.15km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8792 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.04km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8792 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.75km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8791 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.55km ESE of Santa Clarita, California · 8805 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.86km E of Calimesa, CA · 8806 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.87km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8807 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.512km W of Corona, CA · 8807 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.96km ESE of Ontario, CA · 8807 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.53km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8808 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.26km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8808 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.026km SE of Barstow, California · 8809 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.94km SSE of Redlands, California · 8809 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.23km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8810 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.67km E of Moreno Valley, California · 8810 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.57km E of Moreno Valley, CA · 8810 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.88km E of Moreno Valley, California · 8810 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.94km ENE of Culver City, CA · 8810 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.52km NNW of Simi Valley, CA · 8810 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.13km NNW of Simi Valley, CA · 8811 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.01km WSW of Seal Beach, California · 8811 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.93km SE of Long Beach, California · 8811 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.64km W of San Jacinto, CA · 8812 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.62km NW of MacArthur Park, CA · 8814 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9815425. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.