California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Huron, California on Mon, May 20, 2002, 5:04 AM PDT (12:04 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-05-20 12:04:33 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.159° N, 120.216° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.5Central California · 8901 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8901 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 8900 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.02 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 8899 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 8899 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 8896 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.8Central California · 8896 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8895 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.826 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8895 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.37 km SSE of Lanare, California · 8895 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8895 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.223 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.810 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8894 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 8894 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8893 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.58 km SSW of Atascadero, California · 8893 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.911 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8893 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.01 km NNW of Sunnyside, California · 8892 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.810 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8892 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.911 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8891 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.310 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8891 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.211 km SE of Santa Margarita, California · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.629 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8890 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8890 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8890 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.82 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.729 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 8889 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 8888 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.313 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8888 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.313 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8888 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.14 km NE of Coalinga, California · 8886 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.24 km NE of Coalinga, California · 8885 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.211 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 3.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8884 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8883 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.225 km ENE of King City, California · 8882 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8881 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.615 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8881 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.09 km WSW of Huron, California · 8881 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.6Central California · 8881 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 8880 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 2.134 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8904 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.013 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8904 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8904 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8905 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 8906 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8906 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.740 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8909 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.329 km NE of Soledad, California · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8912 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.07 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 8913 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.537 km NE of King City, California · 8913 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.510 km SW of Atascadero, California · 8913 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.77 km ENE of Garden Farms, California · 8913 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 8915 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.912 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 8915 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 8915 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.714 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8915 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.122 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8917 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21226487. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.