California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Gilroy, California on Wed, Jun 19, 2002, 9:57 AM PDT (16:57 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-06-19 16:57:45 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.967° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8873 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8873 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.95 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8873 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8872 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.58 km SW of Santa Cruz, California · 8869 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.22 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8868 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8868 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.24 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.95 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8867 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 8863 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8863 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.71 km SSW of Saratoga, California · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.639 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 8861 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8859 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.523 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 8859 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.912 km SW of Gonzales, California · 8857 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.323 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8857 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8857 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.78 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8855 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8854 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8854 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 8853 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 8853 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 8852 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8852 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.96 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8851 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.92 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 8851 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8850 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.315 km NE of East Foothills, California · 8850 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8848 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8848 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.83 km N of East Foothills, California · 8848 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.88 km N of East Foothills, California · 8848 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.03 km N of East Foothills, California · 8848 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.725 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8848 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.63 km N of East Foothills, California · 8847 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.96 km E of East Foothills, California · 8847 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.519 km SW of King City, California · 8847 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.63 km S of Sunol, California · 8847 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.76 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8847 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.56 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.43 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.023 km WNW of Del Monte Forest, California · 8875 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8875 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.85 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8876 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.0Central California · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.03 km NW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.37 km N of San Lucas, California · 8878 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.84 km NNE of Dublin, California · 8880 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.96 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.98 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 8880 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21231350. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.