M1.6 earthquake 18km SSW of Ludlow, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jan 15, 2003, 4:12 AM PST

UTC

2003-01-15 12:12:57 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.575° N, 116.257° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 18.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

24

• Joshua Tree, CaliforniaPopulation 7,414. Forecast49 kmN
• Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaPopulation 26,025. Forecast52 kmNNW
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast95 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast192 kmENE

After

1. 1.610km S of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 15, 10:03 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.514km NNE of Cabazon, CAWed, Jan 15, 11:01 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.67km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jan 16, 11:20 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.537km WSW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jan 16, 4:12 PM PST · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
5. 1.613km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jan 17, 10:15 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jan 17, 11:27 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
7. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CAFri, Jan 17, 4:12 PM PST · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.17km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jan 19, 5:57 AM PST · 8660 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.133km N of Joshua Tree, CASun, Jan 19, 11:02 AM PST · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.27km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jan 19, 2:01 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
11. 1.64km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 19, 9:02 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.530km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 7:42 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.711km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 10:36 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
14. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 4:52 PM PST · 8658 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 21, 2:46 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.512km SW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Jan 21, 8:59 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.616km SW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 21, 10:46 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.610km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 21, 6:29 PM PST · 8657 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 21, 11:16 PM PST · 8657 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.114km ENE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:37 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
21. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 22, 6:54 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
22. 1.819km W of Ludlow, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:32 PM PST · 8656 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
23. 1.89km N of Big Bear City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 23, 11:26 AM PST · 8656 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
24. 1.523km ENE of Barstow, CAThu, Jan 23, 2:18 PM PST · 8655 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
25. 1.622km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Jan 24, 10:19 AM PST · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
26. 1.614km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Jan 24, 11:30 AM PST · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.118km SW of Ludlow, CASat, Jan 25, 5:03 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
28. 2.025km NE of Indio, CASat, Jan 25, 8:05 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.79km N of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 26, 7:32 AM PST · 8653 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.73km SW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jan 27, 4:33 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
31. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jan 27, 11:43 PM PST · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
32. 1.620km WNW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 28, 10:50 AM PST · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
33. 1.719km SSW of Ludlow, CAWed, Jan 29, 12:40 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.75km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 29, 11:57 AM PST · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
35. 1.814km SSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jan 31, 10:51 AM PST · 8648 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
36. 3.316km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Feb 1, 9:26 AM PST · 8647 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.610km NNE of Banning, CASun, Feb 2, 1:47 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.99km E of Big Bear City, CASun, Feb 2, 3:51 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
39. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Feb 2, 11:59 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
40. 1.613km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, Feb 3, 11:08 AM PST · 8645 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.510km N of Running Springs, CAMon, Feb 3, 2:55 PM PST · 8644 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
42. 1.712km W of Ludlow, CATue, Feb 4, 9:20 AM PST · 8644 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
43. 1.615km ENE of Coachella, CATue, Feb 4, 1:17 PM PST · 8643 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.514km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaTue, Feb 4, 8:26 PM PST · 8643 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
45. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CAWed, Feb 5, 11:36 PM PST · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
46. 2.314km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Feb 6, 9:53 AM PST · 8642 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
47. 1.614km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Feb 6, 10:00 AM PST · 8642 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
48. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, CaliforniaThu, Feb 6, 10:50 AM PST · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
49. 1.834km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Feb 6, 7:30 PM PST · 8641 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
50. 1.514km S of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Feb 6, 8:45 PM PST · 8641 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Feb 7, 12:55 AM PST · 8641 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Feb 7, 1:47 AM PST · 8641 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
53. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaSat, Feb 8, 11:05 AM PST · 8640 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
54. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CASat, Feb 8, 3:47 PM PST · 8639 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
55. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaSat, Feb 8, 9:56 PM PST · 8639 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
56. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaSun, Feb 9, 1:47 AM PST · 8639 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
57. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CASun, Feb 9, 6:46 AM PST · 8639 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.79km NW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Feb 9, 10:11 AM PST · 8639 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
59. 1.517km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaSun, Feb 9, 4:26 PM PST · 8638 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
60. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CASun, Feb 9, 7:29 PM PST · 8638 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CAWed, Jan 15, 1:14 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 14, 11:24 PM PST · 8664 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.611km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 14, 4:30 AM PST · 8665 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.626km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaMon, Jan 13, 7:09 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.910km S of Banning, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:35 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jan 13, 5:08 AM PST · 8666 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.622km SSW of Ludlow, CASun, Jan 12, 6:30 AM PST · 8667 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.69km W of Ludlow, CASat, Jan 11, 4:27 PM PST · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.731km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Jan 11, 11:33 AM PST · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
10. 1.613km N of Cabazon, CAThu, Jan 9, 9:31 PM PST · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.723km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 11:01 PM PST · 8670 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 7:21 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 8, 5:06 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Jan 8, 1:07 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.813km S of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Jan 7, 10:25 AM PST · 8672 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.75km S of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jan 6, 6:38 PM PST · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.914km S of Big Bear Lake, CaliforniaMon, Jan 6, 3:51 PM PST · 8672 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.84km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Jan 6, 3:36 PM PST · 8672 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
19. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CAMon, Jan 6, 12:55 AM PST · 8673 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
20. 1.66km SSE of Banning, CASun, Jan 5, 10:30 AM PST · 8674 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9880261. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.