California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6km NNE of Yucca Valley, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6km NNE of Yucca Valley, California on Sun, Jan 13, 2002, 10:30 PM PST (06:30 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 13km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-01-14 06:30:08 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.163° N, 116.418° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718km ESE of Anza, California · 9029 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.55km N of Banning, CA · 9029 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.127km NW of Ludlow, CA · 9029 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.58km S of Idyllwild, CA · 9029 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.75km W of Calimesa, CA · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.310km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9028 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.827km NW of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.914km W of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.911km W of Ludlow, California · 9028 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.214km W of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.88km N of Big Bear City, CA · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.35km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 9028 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.417km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9028 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9027 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.58km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9027 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.126km W of Ludlow, California · 9027 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.817km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9026 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.118km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.615km ESE of Anza, CA · 9026 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.029km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 9025 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.92km NW of Valle Vista, CA · 9025 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.15km N of Banning, CA · 9025 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.110km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 9025 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.61km NE of Colton, California · 9024 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.65km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 9023 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.525km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 9023 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.216km SW of Ludlow, CA · 9023 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.82km SSE of Colton, CA · 9023 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.69km NNW of Banning, CA · 9023 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.28km NNE of Indio, CA · 9022 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.53km N of Palomar Observatory, CA · 9022 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.52km SSW of Mentone, CA · 9022 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 9022 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.76km WSW of Devore, California · 9022 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.511km N of Banning, California · 9021 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9021 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.511km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9021 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.517km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9021 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.63km NNW of Beaumont, California · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.93km NNW of Beaumont, California · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.89km SE of Valle Vista, California · 9020 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.836km ENE of Lucerne Valley, California · 9020 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.51km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 9020 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 9020 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.92km WSW of Fontana, CA · 9020 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 9020 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.532km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 9019 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.62km ENE of Loma Linda, California · 9019 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.832km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9019 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.88km WSW of Idyllwild, California · 9019 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.64km NW of Rialto, California · 9019 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.831km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9019 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.92km NNE of San Jacinto, California · 9019 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.92km NNE of San Jacinto, California · 9019 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.813km WSW of Ludlow, California · 9019 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.617km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 9019 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.63km SE of Loma Linda, California · 9030 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.74km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9030 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 9030 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.614km N of Cabazon, CA · 9030 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.515km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 9030 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.611km NNE of Banning, California · 9031 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CA · 9031 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.710km N of Cabazon, CA · 9031 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.212km W of Ludlow, CA · 9031 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.722km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9031 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 9032 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.612km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 9032 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 9032 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 9032 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.97km WSW of Beaumont, California · 9032 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 9032 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.619km NNW of Borrego Springs, California · 9033 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.719km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 9033 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.510km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9033 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.68km N of North Shore, CA · 9033 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9748421. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.