California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 32km S of Tecopa, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 32km S of Tecopa, California on Mon, Jan 27, 2003, 6:16 PM PST (02:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13km W of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-28 02:16:42 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.569° N, 116.286° 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, 17.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.932km NNW of Barstow, CA · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.620km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.712km W of Ludlow, CA · 8644 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8641 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8640 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, California · 8639 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, California · 8639 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8638 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8637 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.624km NW of Ludlow, California · 8636 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.513km NW of Ludlow, California · 8635 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.328km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8634 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.114km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8633 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.613km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8630 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.119km ESE of Fort Irwin, CA · 8630 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.627km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8628 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.028km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8627 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.514km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8625 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.014km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8623 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.914km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8623 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.131km ESE of Barstow, CA · 8622 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.245km ENE of Trona, CA · 8620 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8619 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.616 km NW of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 8617 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.814km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8617 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 3.013km W of Ludlow, CA · 8615 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.513km W of Ludlow, CA · 8615 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.913km W of Ludlow, CA · 8615 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8612 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, California · 8611 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.812km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8611 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.933km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 8610 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.728km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8609 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, California · 8609 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.524km NW of Ludlow, California · 8605 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.513km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8605 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.015km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8604 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.224km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8604 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.214km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8604 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.812 km NNW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 8604 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.714km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8604 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.924km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8603 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.326km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8601 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.814km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8600 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.014km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8598 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8598 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.213km NNE of Barstow, CA · 8595 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.73km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8652 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.614km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.523km ENE of Barstow, CA · 8656 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.819km W of Ludlow, CA · 8657 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8657 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.842km WSW of Shoshone, California · 8659 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CA · 8662 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8662 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.69km W of Ludlow, CA · 8668 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.345km ENE of Trona, CA · 8669 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, California · 8671 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.713km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8673 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.313km NE of Barstow, CA · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.714km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8681 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9883369. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.