California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, May 6, 2002, 12:56 PM PDT (19:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 5 km SSW of Gilroy, 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
2002-05-06 19:56:16 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.797° N, 121.517° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Central California · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8917 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.66 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8917 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.53 km N of Aromas, California · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.520 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8916 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 8915 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.537 km NE of King City, California · 8914 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8913 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8913 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.329 km NE of Soledad, California · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.08 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8911 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8911 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 15,660
  15. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.94 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8910 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.740 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8910 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8909 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.96 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8909 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.64 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8907 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8905 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.134 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8904 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.55 km WNW of Newark, California · 8904 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8904 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8904 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.64 km NNW of Aromas, California · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.98 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 8903 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 3.14 km E of Interlaken, California · 8902 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.5Central California · 8902 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.813 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8901 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.113 km WSW of Gonzales, California · 8901 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8901 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 8901 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8900 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.85 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 3.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 8900 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 8899 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 8898 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 8896 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.62 km NE of Aromas, California · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.122 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8919 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.02 km NNE of Aromas, California · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.22 km NE of Aromas, California · 8919 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.517 km ESE of Livermore, California · 8922 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 71
  18. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.68 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8925 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21224669. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.