California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California on Wed, May 29, 2002, 10:09 AM PDT (17:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-05-29 17:09:17 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.961° N, 121.595° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.74 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.714 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8895 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.223 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.613 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8894 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.48 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 8894 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 8894 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.47 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.629 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8890 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8890 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8889 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.729 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 8889 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 8889 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8888 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.75 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8887 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.85 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8887 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.63 km S of Fairview, California · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.14 km S of Fairview, California · 8886 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8885 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.86 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8885 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.817 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 8884 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.68 km SSE of Davenport, California · 8884 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.46 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 8884 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.32 km NNW of Aromas, California · 8883 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.225 km ENE of King City, California · 8883 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8883 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.92 km SW of San Lorenzo, California · 8882 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8882 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 8882 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.517 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 8882 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.87 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 8881 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.98 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 8880 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.96 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.84 km NNE of Dublin, California · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.37 km N of San Lucas, California · 8878 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.03 km NW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.0Central California · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.85 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8876 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8895 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8895 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.826 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8895 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8895 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.8Central California · 8896 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 8896 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 8898 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 8899 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 8900 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.85 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8900 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 8901 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8901 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.113 km WSW of Gonzales, California · 8901 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21227813. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.