California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km SSE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Gilroy, California on Sun, Jun 9, 2002, 11:33 AM PDT (18:33 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 15 km E of Seven Trees, 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
2002-06-09 18:33:57 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.949° N, 121.550° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km NNW of Aromas, California · 8883 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.225 km ENE of King City, California · 8883 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8883 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.92 km SW of San Lorenzo, California · 8882 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8882 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 8882 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.517 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 8882 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.87 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 8881 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.98 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 8880 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.96 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.84 km NNE of Dublin, California · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.37 km N of San Lucas, California · 8878 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.03 km NW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.0Central California · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.85 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8876 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8875 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.023 km WNW of Del Monte Forest, California · 8875 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.43 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.56 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.64 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 8874 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8873 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8873 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.95 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8873 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8872 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.58 km SW of Santa Cruz, California · 8869 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.22 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.24 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.95 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8867 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8864 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 8863 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8863 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.71 km SSW of Saratoga, California · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.68 km SSE of Davenport, California · 8884 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.817 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 8884 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.86 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8885 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8885 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.14 km S of Fairview, California · 8886 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.63 km S of Fairview, California · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.85 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8887 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.75 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8887 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8888 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 8889 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.729 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 8889 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8889 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8890 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.629 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8890 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21229500. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.