California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km N of Coalinga, California on Sun, Jun 16, 2002, 11:15 AM PDT (18:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km NE of Bradley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-06-16 18:15:31 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.273° N, 120.332° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Central California · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.55 km W of San Ardo, California · 8876 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8875 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 8875 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.023 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8873 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8873 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8872 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.56 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 8872 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.99 km NE of Avenal, California · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.210 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.610 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.62 km SSW of Armona, California · 8871 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.21 km WSW of Armona, California · 8871 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.08 km NE of Avenal, California · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.010 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.030 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8871 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8869 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.25 km W of San Ardo, California · 8867 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.828 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8866 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, California · 8864 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8864 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.028 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8863 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8863 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.916 km WNW of Lanare, California · 8861 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.639 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 8861 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.620 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8860 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.72 km SW of Huron, California · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.323 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8856 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8856 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.57 km SE of Huron, California · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8854 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8854 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.63km WNW of Tipton, CA · 8854 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.914 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8853 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.721 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 8853 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.917 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8851 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.816 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8850 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.115 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8850 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8850 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8848 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.37 km N of San Lucas, California · 8878 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8879 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.710 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.88 km WNW of Huron, California · 8879 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.516 km NW of Huron, California · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.118 km NW of Huron, California · 8880 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.49 km E of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.212 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 8880 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.48 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8880 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.920 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 8880 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.815 km NW of Huron, California · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21230918. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.