California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km NW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Avenal, California on Sat, Mar 9, 2002, 5:34 PM PST (01:34 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-03-10 01:34:06 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.087° N, 120.217° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6Central California · 8975 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8975 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.024 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8973 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.924 km ENE of King City, California · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.85 km E of Coalinga, California · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.521 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.910km W of Delano, California · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8970 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.926 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8969 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.93 km NE of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.84 km E of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.93 km ENE of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.95 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8966 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8966 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8964 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8964 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8964 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.823 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8963 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8963 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.315 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 8962 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.915 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 8958 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.720 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8958 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.72 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 8958 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 8956 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8956 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.46 km WNW of Lemoore, California · 8955 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8954 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8953 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.713 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8952 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.229 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.27 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 8951 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.918 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8950 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8950 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.711 km WNW of Templeton, California · 8949 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.920 km NNE of King City, California · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8949 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.99 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8946 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 8946 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8944 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8943 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, California · 8941 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, California · 8941 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.828 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 8939 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.019km WSW of Alpaugh, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.624 km NNE of King City, California · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.61 km SW of Cantua Creek, California · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.83 km WSW of Cantua Creek, California · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.65 km N of Kettleman City, California · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.927km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 8935 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.413 km E of Soledad, California · 8934 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.116 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 8976 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 8977 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 8977 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8977 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.122 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8977 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.921 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8978 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8978 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.111 km SE of San Joaquin, California · 8979 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 8980 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.521 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8980 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8980 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.030 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.030 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8982 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.820 km NNE of King City, California · 8984 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.929 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8985 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.819 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8985 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21215908. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.