M1.7 earthquake 9 km E of Coalinga, California
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km E of Coalinga, California on Mon, Jun 17, 2002, 9:57 PM PDT (04:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km NE of Bradley, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-18 04:57:51 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.144° N, 120.259° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 170°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.023 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8874 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8873 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.56 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 8872 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.99 km NE of Avenal, California · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.210 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.610 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.62 km SSW of Armona, California · 8871 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.21 km WSW of Armona, California · 8871 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.08 km NE of Avenal, California · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.010 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.030 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8871 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8869 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.25 km W of San Ardo, California · 8867 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.828 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8866 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.65 km W of San Ardo, California · 8865 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8865 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.028 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8864 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8863 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.916 km WNW of Lanare, California · 8861 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.639 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 8861 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.620 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8861 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8859 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.72 km SW of Huron, California · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.323 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8857 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8857 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.57 km SE of Huron, California · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.63km WNW of Tipton, CA · 8854 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.82 km ENE of Cayucos, CA · 8854 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.914 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8854 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.721 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 8853 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.917 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8852 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.816 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8851 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.115 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8851 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8849 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8848 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.018 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8848 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.725 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8848 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.519 km SW of King City, California · 8847 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.513 km W of Oak Shores, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8847 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.78 km NNE of Cambria, California · 8847 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.58 km W of Paso Robles, California · 8847 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.89 km ESE of Huron, California · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.325 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.610 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 8845 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.822 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8845 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.732 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8845 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.623 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8843 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
The first 60 of 106.
Before
- 1.55 km W of San Ardo, California · 8876 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.0Central California · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 8877 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.37 km N of San Lucas, California · 8879 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8879 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.710 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.88 km WNW of Huron, California · 8879 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.516 km NW of Huron, California · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.118 km NW of Huron, California · 8880 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.79 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.49 km E of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.212 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 8880 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.48 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8880 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21231149. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.