California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 37km SW of Ludlow, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37km SW of Ludlow, California on Fri, Jun 27, 2003, 8:02 AM PDT (15:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 34km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-06-27 15:02:53 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.493° N, 116.459° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.75km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8500 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.75km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.74km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.45km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.65km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8500 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.85km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.05km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.66km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.77km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8500 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.76km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8500 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.85km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.66km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.06km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.95km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.85km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.95km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.75km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.85km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.65km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.85km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.15km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 8499 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.640km SW of Ludlow, California · 8499 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.525km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8498 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.912km W of Ludlow, CA · 8497 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.312km W of Ludlow, CA · 8497 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.513km W of Ludlow, California · 8497 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8497 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.930km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8496 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.87km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8495 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.68km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8495 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.64km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 8494 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8494 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8494 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.72km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 8494 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.534km SE of Twentynine Palms, California · 8494 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.05km N of Beaumont, CA · 8493 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.58km E of Cabazon, CA · 8493 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.733km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8493 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.05km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 8493 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.07km SSE of Banning, CA · 8492 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.66km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8492 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8492 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.913km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8492 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8492 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.814km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8491 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.68km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8491 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.014km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8490 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, California · 8490 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.614km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8490 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.34km NNW of Colton, CA · 8490 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.913km W of Ludlow, CA · 8489 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.818km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.74km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8489 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8488 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.52km SSE of Colton, California · 8488 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.511km NE of Indio, CA · 8488 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.913km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8501 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8501 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.86km N of Fontana, CA · 8501 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.86km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.59km NNE of Banning, CA · 8501 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.620km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8502 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.32km NNE of Green Acres, CA · 8502 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.228km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8502 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.525km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8502 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.81km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 8502 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.64km S of Thousand Palms, CA · 8502 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.77km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8503 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.614km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8503 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.629km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8503 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8503 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.01km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 8503 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.616km SW of Ludlow, California · 8504 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.89km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 8505 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8505 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.836km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8505 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13974332. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.