California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14km NW of Ludlow, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14km NW of Ludlow, California on Tue, Jul 8, 2003, 11:48 AM PDT (18:48 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2003-07-08 18:48:21 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.821° N, 116.256° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.614km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8490 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.913km W of Ludlow, CA · 8489 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.74km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8489 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8488 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.516km NNE of Apple Valley, California · 8488 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.129km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8487 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.75km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 8487 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8486 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.414km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8486 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.019km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8484 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8484 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.234km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8483 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 153
  13. 1.534km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8483 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.619km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8483 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8483 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8482 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.918km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8481 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.917km NNE of Apple Valley, California · 8481 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.633km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8479 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.613km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8479 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.36km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8479 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.715km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8479 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.630km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8479 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.932km S of Ludlow, CA · 8478 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.96km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8478 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.237km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8478 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.112km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8477 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.620km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8477 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.911km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8477 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8477 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.66km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8474 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.522km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8474 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.733km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8470 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.813km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8470 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.428km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8469 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.840km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8468 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.624km SSW of Fort Irwin, California · 8468 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.56km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 8468 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8468 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8467 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.715km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8467 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.07km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8467 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.620km E of Barstow, CA · 8465 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.612km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8462 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.58km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8462 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.536km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8462 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.239km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8461 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8461 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.925km E of Barstow, CA · 8460 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.63km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8460 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.514km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8458 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.320km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8458 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.215km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8458 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.121km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8457 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.75km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 8457 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.817km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8457 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.027km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8456 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.56km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 8456 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.516km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8455 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.633km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8455 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.014km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8490 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.814km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8491 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8492 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.913km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8492 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.733km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8493 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.914km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8494 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.64km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 8494 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.930km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8496 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8497 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.513km W of Ludlow, California · 8497 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.312km W of Ludlow, CA · 8497 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.912km W of Ludlow, CA · 8498 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.525km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8498 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.640km SW of Ludlow, California · 8499 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.77km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8500 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.737km SW of Ludlow, California · 8501 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.913km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8501 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8501 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.620km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8502 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.228km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8502 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9929169. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.