California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km SE of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Huron, California on Tue, Sep 10, 2002, 2:25 PM PDT (21:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km NW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-09-10 21:25:11 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.156° N, 120.046° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Central California · 8790 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.05km NW of McFarland, CA · 8789 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 8789 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.711 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.024 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8786 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.514 km NNE of Shandon, California · 8784 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8782 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.85 km W of San Ardo, California · 8782 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8781 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.614 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8781 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.27 km N of Kettleman City, California · 8780 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.09 km S of Oak Shores, California · 8780 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.64 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 8779 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.112 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8779 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.412 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8778 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.819 km NNE of King City, California · 8774 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.44 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8774 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.42 km NNW of Hanford, California · 8773 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.75 km N of Coalinga, California · 8772 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.820 km NNE of King City, California · 8769 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8768 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 8767 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.923 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8767 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 8762 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 8762 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.632 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8761 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8761 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.522km WNW of Wasco, CA · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.021 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.719 km NNE of King City, California · 8757 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.719 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 8755 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.69 km E of Parkfield, California · 8755 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.720 km NNE of King City, California · 8755 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 8754 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8753 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, California · 8752 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.034 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8750 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8750 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.5Central California · 8749 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.620 km NNE of King City, California · 8748 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.720 km NNE of King City, California · 8746 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.513 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 8746 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8745 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.3Central California · 8743 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.77 km WSW of Huron, California · 8743 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.620 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8742 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.210 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 8741 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.97 km NNE of Avenal, California · 8741 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.620 km NNE of King City, California · 8740 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.15 km SSW of Huron, California · 8737 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.64 km SSW of Huron, California · 8737 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8731 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8794 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.013 km ENE of Shandon, California · 8795 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.828 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.94 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 8795 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.09 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 8797 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.88 km W of Huron, California · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8800 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8801 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.52 km S of Parlier, California · 8801 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8801 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.723 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8802 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.824 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8803 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.824 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8803 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.31 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 8803 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.91 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 8808 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.59km NE of Buttonwillow, California · 8810 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.04 km NW of Paso Robles, California · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.16 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21244715. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.