California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6km N of Big Bear City, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6km N of Big Bear City, CA on Mon, Feb 24, 2003, 6:31 PM PST (02:31 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 25km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-02-25 02:31:13 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.310° N, 116.851° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.66km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 854
  3. 2.96km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.86km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.36km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.47km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.36km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.85km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.46km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.46km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.85km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8623 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.96km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.96km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.26km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.79km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.74km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.67km N of Big Bear City, California · 8623 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.97km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.07km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.86km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.05km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8622 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8622 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.95km N of Big Bear City, California · 8622 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 3.68km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8622 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.77km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8622 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8622 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.58km N of Big Bear City, California · 8622 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.27km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8622 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8622 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.55km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8622 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.77km N of Big Bear City, California · 8622 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.66km NE of Beaumont, CA · 8622 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8622 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.66km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.62km SSE of Colton, California · 8621 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.46km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.131km ESE of Barstow, CA · 8621 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.85km N of Big Bear City, California · 8621 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.04km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.64km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 4.05km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 134
  50. 1.77km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.814km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8621 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.25km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 1.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.95km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.15km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.613km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8621 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8621 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 3.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.66km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.58km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8623 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.014km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8623 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.96km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.94km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8623 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.46km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8624 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8624 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.520km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8624 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8624 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 8624 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8624 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8624 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.65km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 8624 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.55km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8624 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.521km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8624 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.96km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8624 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8624 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 8624 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13938708. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.