California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km ESE of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Huron, California on Tue, Jul 16, 2002, 8:05 PM PDT (03:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km SSE of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-07-17 03:05:15 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.156° N, 120.016° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.822 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8845 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.732 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8845 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.623 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8843 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.515 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 8842 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.823km SE of Kettleman City, California · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.915 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 8840 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.79 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.1Central California · 8839 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.05 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 8838 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.124 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8832 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.524 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8832 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.724 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.725 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8832 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.822 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8831 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8831 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.10 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 8829 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 8829 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.625 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.013 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.113 km NE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.513 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.612 km NE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8825 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.8Central California · 8824 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.633 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8824 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.68 km W of San Ardo, California · 8823 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.85 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8823 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.16 km W of Madera Acres, California · 8820 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8818 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 8817 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 3.16 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.04 km NW of Paso Robles, California · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.59km NE of Buttonwillow, California · 8809 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.91 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 8808 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.31 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 8803 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.824 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8803 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.824 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8803 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.723 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8802 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.52 km S of Parlier, California · 8801 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8801 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8800 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.88 km W of Huron, California · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 3.09 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 8797 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 3.94 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 8795 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.828 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.013 km ENE of Shandon, California · 8794 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8794 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.57 km SE of Huron, California · 8791 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.8Central California · 8790 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.05km NW of McFarland, CA · 8789 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 8788 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.711 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km W of Paso Robles, California · 8847 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.018 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8848 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8848 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8849 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.115 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8851 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.816 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8851 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.917 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8852 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.721 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 8853 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.914 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8853 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.63km WNW of Tipton, CA · 8854 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.57 km SE of Huron, California · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.323 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8857 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.72 km SW of Huron, California · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.620 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8861 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.639 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 8861 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.916 km WNW of Lanare, California · 8861 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.028 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8864 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21235753. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.