California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km NW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Coalinga, California on Mon, Apr 1, 2002, 8:44 AM PST (16:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-04-01 16:44:11 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.215° N, 120.475° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8952 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.229 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.27 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 8950 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.918 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8950 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8949 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.711 km WNW of Templeton, California · 8949 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.920 km NNE of King City, California · 8948 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8948 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.99 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8945 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 8945 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8945 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8943 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8942 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.012 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8940 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, California · 8940 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, California · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.828 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 8938 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.019km WSW of Alpaugh, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.624 km NNE of King City, California · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.61 km SW of Cantua Creek, California · 8936 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.83 km WSW of Cantua Creek, California · 8936 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.123 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.65 km N of Kettleman City, California · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.71 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.73 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.927km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 8934 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.413 km E of Soledad, California · 8934 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8934 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8933 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8933 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8932 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 8932 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.628 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 8930 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.619 km NNE of King City, California · 8929 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8929 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.52 km NNW of Parksdale, California · 8929 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.728 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8928 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 8926 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.021 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8926 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8926 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8953 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8953 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8953 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.46 km WNW of Lemoore, California · 8955 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8955 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 8956 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.72 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 8957 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.720 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8957 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8958 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 8958 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.61 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 8961 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.915 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8962 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.315 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 8962 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8963 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.823 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8963 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8963 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8964 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8964 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc51117352. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.