M1.9 earthquake 3 km NE of Avenal, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Mar 17, 2002, 1:08 AM PST

UTC

2002-03-17 09:08:52 UTC

Depth

22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.025° N, 120.103° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

196°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

14

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast3 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast80 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast277 kmNW

After

1. 1.84 km E of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Mar 17, 1:09 AM PST · 8968 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.93 km ENE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Mar 17, 1:16 AM PST · 8968 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.95 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 2:18 AM PST · 8966 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 1:44 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.823 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Mar 21, 6:40 PM PST · 8963 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Mar 22, 1:24 AM PST · 8963 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
7. 1.915 km S of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaSat, Mar 23, 12:58 PM PST · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.720 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Mar 27, 7:37 AM PST · 8958 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.72 km ENE of Cayucos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 27, 12:48 PM PST · 8958 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 5:38 PM PST · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 3:45 AM PST · 8956 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 10:40 AM PST · 8956 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.46 km WNW of Lemoore, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 3:30 AM PST · 8955 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 7:33 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 6:23 PM PST · 8953 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.713 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 8:44 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
17. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 4:08 AM PST · 8952 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.229 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 2:33 AM PST · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.27 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 12:52 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
20. 1.918 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 11:12 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 4, 11:27 AM PST · 8950 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
22. 1.711 km WNW of Templeton, CaliforniaThu, Apr 4, 4:53 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
23. 1.920 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 8:34 AM PST · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
24. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 12:16 PM PST · 8949 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
25. 1.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 4:57 AM PST · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
26. 1.99 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 9:10 AM PDT · 8946 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
27. 1.6Near the coast of Central CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 9:25 AM PDT · 8946 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
28. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 10, 10:25 AM PDT · 8944 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
29. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 1:32 PM PDT · 8943 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
30. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 3:32 PM PDT · 8941 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
31. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 3:33 PM PDT · 8941 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
32. 1.828 km WNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 12:49 PM PDT · 8939 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
33. 2.019km WSW of Alpaugh, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 4:39 PM PDT · 8938 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
34. 1.624 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 7:22 AM PDT · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
35. 2.61 km SW of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 1:50 PM PDT · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.83 km WSW of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 3:31 PM PDT · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
37. 1.65 km N of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 11:49 PM PDT · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
38. 1.55km ESE of Buttonwillow, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 4:52 PM PDT · 8936 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
39. 1.927km SW of Alpaugh, CAFri, Apr 19, 4:04 PM PDT · 8935 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
40. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 3:09 PM PDT · 8934 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
41. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 8:49 PM PDT · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
42. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 5:15 AM PDT · 8933 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.628 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 12:35 AM PDT · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.619 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 10:36 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 6:13 PM PDT · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
46. 2.728 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 9:23 PM PDT · 8928 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 9:25 PM PDT · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
48. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 5:28 PM PDT · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
49. 2.021 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 2:32 AM PDT · 8926 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
50. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 2:25 PM PDT · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.29 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 8:03 PM PDT · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
52. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 30, 6:00 PM PDT · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
53. 2.07 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, May 2, 9:38 PM PDT · 8921 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
54. 1.98 km ENE of Cayucos, CaliforniaSun, May 5, 2:10 PM PDT · 8919 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
55. 1.611 km S of Stratford, CaliforniaSun, May 5, 2:20 PM PDT · 8919 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.122 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, May 6, 9:35 AM PDT · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
57. 1.714 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, May 8, 8:19 AM PDT · 8916 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
58. 3.210 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, May 8, 9:18 AM PDT · 8916 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
59. 1.912 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, May 8, 12:03 PM PDT · 8916 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
60. 1.77 km ENE of Garden Farms, CaliforniaFri, May 10, 10:30 AM PDT · 8914 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 1.926 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 12:06 AM PST · 8969 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Mar 15, 12:56 AM PST · 8970 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.910km W of Delano, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 11:38 PM PST · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.521 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 12:17 PM PST · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
5. 2.424 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Mar 12, 10:58 PM PST · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.85 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Mar 12, 10:28 PM PST · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.924 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Mar 12, 7:51 AM PST · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 11, 2:38 AM PST · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
9. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 7:00 PM PST · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.024 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 5:28 PM PST · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 1:59 PM PST · 8975 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
12. 2.6Central CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 1:47 PM PST · 8975 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Mar 9, 5:34 PM PST · 8976 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 6:10 PM PST · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.122 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 5:44 PM PST · 8978 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.921 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 8:20 AM PST · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Mar 7, 1:47 AM PST · 8978 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
18. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Mar 6, 7:09 PM PST · 8978 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
19. 2.111 km SE of San Joaquin, CaliforniaTue, Mar 5, 4:59 PM PST · 8980 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.521 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 5, 9:44 AM PST · 8980 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21216816. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.