California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30 km WNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Coalinga, California on Sat, Jun 22, 2002, 11:29 AM PDT (18:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km NW of Parkfield, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-06-22 18:29:23 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.292° N, 120.646° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.834 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8871 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.636 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8869 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.22 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8868 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8868 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.25 km W of San Ardo, California · 8867 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.037 km W of Lockwood, California · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.828 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8866 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8866 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, California · 8865 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.538 km W of Lockwood, California · 8865 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8865 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.028 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8864 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8863 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.135 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8863 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.534 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8863 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.511 km WSW of Cambria, California · 8863 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.636 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 8861 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.916 km WNW of Lanare, California · 8861 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.639 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 8861 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.620 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8861 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8859 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.72 km SW of Huron, California · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.912 km SW of Gonzales, California · 8857 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.323 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8857 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8857 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.57 km SE of Huron, California · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8855 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8855 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.82 km ENE of Cayucos, CA · 8854 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.914 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8854 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.721 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 8853 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.917 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8852 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.816 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8851 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.115 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8851 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8850 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.033 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 8849 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8849 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8849 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8849 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.018 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8848 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.725 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8848 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.519 km SW of King City, California · 8847 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.513 km W of Oak Shores, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8847 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.010 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.08 km NE of Avenal, California · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.21 km WSW of Armona, California · 8871 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.62 km SSW of Armona, California · 8871 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.610 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.210 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.99 km NE of Avenal, California · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.935 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8872 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.4Central California · 8872 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.56 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 8872 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8873 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8873 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8874 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.023 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 8875 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21231872. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.