California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km E of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km E of Avenal, California on Sun, Mar 17, 2002, 1:09 AM PST (09:09 UTC), 19 km (12 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-03-17 09:09:23 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.005° N, 120.082° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km ENE of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.95 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8966 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.823 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8963 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8963 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.915 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.720 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8958 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.72 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 8958 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 8956 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.46 km WNW of Lemoore, California · 8955 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8954 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8953 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.713 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8952 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.229 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.27 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 8951 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.918 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8950 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8950 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.711 km WNW of Templeton, California · 8950 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.920 km NNE of King City, California · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8949 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.99 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8946 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 8946 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8944 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8943 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, California · 8941 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, California · 8941 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.828 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 8939 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.019km WSW of Alpaugh, California · 8938 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.624 km NNE of King City, California · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.61 km SW of Cantua Creek, California · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.83 km WSW of Cantua Creek, California · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.65 km N of Kettleman City, California · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.55km ESE of Buttonwillow, California · 8936 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.927km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 8935 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8934 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8933 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.628 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.619 km NNE of King City, California · 8930 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.728 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8928 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.021 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8926 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.29 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.07 km NW of Avenal, California · 8921 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.98 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 8919 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.611 km S of Stratford, California · 8919 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.122 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.714 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8916 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 3.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 8916 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.912 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 8916 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.77 km ENE of Garden Farms, California · 8914 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.510 km SW of Atascadero, California · 8914 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.537 km NE of King City, California · 8914 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.07 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 8913 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.740 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8910 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km NE of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.926 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8969 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8970 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.910km W of Delano, California · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.521 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.85 km E of Coalinga, California · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.924 km ENE of King City, California · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.024 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8975 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.6Central California · 8975 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, California · 8976 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8977 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.122 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8978 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.921 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8978 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8978 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.111 km SE of San Joaquin, California · 8980 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.521 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8980 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc30224119. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.