Storm history › East Pacific › 2002 season
Hurricane Fausto (2002)
Fausto was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2002 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 21, 2002 to September 3, 2002, about 13 days, and covered 4,872 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 936 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 936 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,872 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 63rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Karina (2026), Hurricane Kiko (2025), Hurricane Felicia (2021) and 31 more.
- Lowest pressure: 69th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Hector (2018), Hurricane Rosa (2018), Hurricane Blanca (2015).
- Energy: 11% of the 2002 East Pacific season's ACE.