California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 32km NNW of Barstow, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 32km NNW of Barstow, CA on Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 2:47 AM PST (10:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 6km N of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-28 10:47:29 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.177° N, 117.122° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.815km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8645 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.510km N of Running Springs, CA · 8644 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.712km W of Ludlow, CA · 8644 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.817km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8643 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.514km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8643 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.617km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8643 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 8641 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8641 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8641 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.622km W of Johannesburg, CA · 8640 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8639 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8639 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, California · 8639 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.517km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8638 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8637 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.610km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8637 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.624km NW of Ludlow, California · 8635 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8635 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.328km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8632 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.114km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.613km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8630 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.119km ESE of Fort Irwin, CA · 8630 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.627km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8628 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.028km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8627 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.710km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8626 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 5.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6,899
  36. 4.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 136
  37. 4.36km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 101
  38. 3.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 3.19km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.46km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.05km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.47km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 3.16km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 4.07km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 3.45km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 3.16km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 3.16km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.832km S of Tecopa, California · 8651 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.614km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.523km ENE of Barstow, CA · 8655 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.89km N of Big Bear City, California · 8655 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.819km W of Ludlow, CA · 8656 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8657 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.616km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8658 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.711km SSW of Lucerne Valley, California · 8659 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.842km WSW of Shoshone, California · 8659 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.27km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8659 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.17km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8660 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.59km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CA · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8661 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.537km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.620km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8665 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.69km W of Ludlow, CA · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.345km ENE of Trona, CA · 8669 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, California · 8671 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9883421. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.