Yes, it is possible.
You need to modify these properties:
$.event.special.swipe.horizontalDistanceThreshold (default: 30px)
– Swipe horizontal displacement must be more than this.
$.event.special.swipe.verticalDistanceThreshold (default: 75px)
– Swipe vertical displacement must be less than this.
This must be done during the mobileinit event, like this:
$(document).bind("mobileinit", function(){
$.event.special.swipe.horizontalDistanceThreshold (default: 30px);
$.event.special.swipe.verticalDistanceThreshold (default: 75px);
});
One last thing. If you have never worked with mobileinit, this event must be called before jQuery mobile is initialized, like this:
<script src="jquery.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).bind("mobileinit", function(){
$.event.special.swipe.horizontalDistanceThreshold (default: 30px);
$.event.special.swipe.verticalDistanceThreshold (default: 75px);
});
</script>
<script src="jquery-mobile.js"></script>
Take a look at the official documentation here