California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NNE of Milpitas, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Milpitas, California on Tue, May 7, 2002, 11:09 AM PDT (18:09 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 5 km SSW of Gilroy, 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
2002-05-07 18:09:52 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.477° N, 121.872° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km N of Aromas, California · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.614 km WNW of Rio Vista, California · 8916 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.811 km ESE of Blackhawk, California · 8914 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.66 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 8913 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.08 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8911 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8910 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 15,660
  9. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.94 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8910 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.96 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8909 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.64 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.55 km WNW of Newark, California · 8904 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.64 km NNW of Aromas, California · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.98 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 8903 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.14 km E of Interlaken, California · 8902 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.813 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8901 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.85 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 8898 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.83 km N of Orinda, California · 8897 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.55 km WSW of Millbrae, California · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.54 km WSW of Millbrae, California · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.01 km SSE of Stinson Beach, California · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.64 km ENE of Waldon, California · 8895 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8895 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.45 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.74 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.714 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8895 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.613 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8894 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.711 km SW of Brentwood, California · 8894 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.48 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 8894 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.47 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.71 km NW of Blackhawk, California · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.02 km E of Berkeley, California · 8891 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.71 km SE of Pacifica, California · 8889 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8888 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.75 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8887 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.510 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 8887 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.85 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8887 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 1.63 km S of Fairview, California · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.14 km S of Fairview, California · 8886 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.83 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 8886 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.32 km NW of Blackhawk, California · 8886 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.12 km ESE of Pacifica, California · 8886 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8917 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.8Northern California · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.1Central California · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.1Central California · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.62 km NE of Aromas, California · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8918 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8919 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.02 km NNE of Aromas, California · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.22 km NE of Aromas, California · 8919 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.12 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 8920 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.517 km ESE of Livermore, California · 8921 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.84 km SE of Piedmont, California · 8923 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.84 km SE of Piedmont, California · 8923 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.03 km NE of Livermore, California · 8923 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 71

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21224804. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.