California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17km WSW of Ludlow, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17km WSW of Ludlow, California on Sun, Feb 9, 2003, 4:26 PM PST (00:26 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-02-10 00:26:31 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.663° N, 116.332° 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, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.129km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8638 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.522km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.628km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8638 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.529km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8637 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8637 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.610km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8637 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.624km NW of Ludlow, California · 8636 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.58km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8635 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8635 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.55km SE of Cabazon, California · 8635 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.54km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 8634 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.328km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.64km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 8634 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.65km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 8634 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.813km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8633 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8632 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.812km SE of Running Springs, CA · 8631 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.86km E of Calimesa, CA · 8631 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.114km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.613km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8630 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.119km ESE of Fort Irwin, CA · 8630 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.724km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8630 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.79km E of Amboy, California · 8629 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.629km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8628 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.627km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8628 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.634km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8628 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.516km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8627 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.719km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8627 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.611km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8627 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.028km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8627 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.710km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8627 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 5.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6,899
  39. 4.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 136
  40. 4.36km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 101
  41. 3.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 3.19km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.46km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.05km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.47km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 3.16km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 4.07km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.25km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 3.45km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.16km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.79km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 8639 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8639 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, California · 8639 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8639 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8639 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8640 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8641 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8641 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.514km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8641 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.834km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8641 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.614km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8642 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.314km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8642 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.514km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8643 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.712km W of Ludlow, CA · 8644 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.510km N of Running Springs, CA · 8645 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.613km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8645 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8645 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.99km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8645 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9887213. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.