California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24km NW of Ludlow, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24km NW of Ludlow, California on Wed, Feb 12, 2003, 11:58 AM PST (19:58 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-02-12 19:58:09 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.884° N, 116.340° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8635 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8635 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.328km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.64km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 8634 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8632 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.114km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.613km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8630 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.119km ESE of Fort Irwin, CA · 8630 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.724km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8630 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.79km E of Amboy, California · 8628 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.629km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8628 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.627km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8628 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.634km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8628 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.516km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8627 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.719km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8627 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.028km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8627 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.710km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8626 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 5.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6,899
  22. 4.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 136
  23. 4.36km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 101
  24. 3.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.19km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.46km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.05km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.47km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 3.16km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 4.07km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.25km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.45km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 3.16km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.85km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.16km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.85km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 3.55km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.36km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.66km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.05km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.05km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.85km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.76km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.77km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.610km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8637 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8637 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.529km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8637 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.628km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8638 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.522km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.129km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8638 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.517km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8638 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.79km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 8639 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8639 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, California · 8639 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8639 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8639 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8640 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8641 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8641 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.617km SW of Ludlow, California · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9887913. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.