California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km NNE of Milpitas, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Milpitas, California on Fri, Jul 12, 2002, 9:07 AM PDT (16:07 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-07-12 16:07:18 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.477° N, 121.871° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 8851 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8850 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Millbrae, California · 8850 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.315 km NE of East Foothills, California · 8850 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8849 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.83 km N of East Foothills, California · 8848 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.88 km N of East Foothills, California · 8848 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.03 km N of East Foothills, California · 8848 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.63 km N of East Foothills, California · 8848 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.96 km E of East Foothills, California · 8848 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.63 km S of Sunol, California · 8847 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.76 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.63 km N of East Foothills, California · 8847 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.37 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8846 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8846 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.44 km ESE of Sunol, California · 8846 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.810 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8845 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.64 km ENE of La Honda, California · 8845 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8844 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8843 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.73 km N of East Foothills, California · 8843 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.43 km N of East Foothills, California · 8843 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.87 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 8843 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.69 km S of Antioch, California · 8842 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 8842 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.91 km NE of Montara, California · 8842 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.61 km NE of Montara, California · 8842 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.73 km N of East Foothills, California · 8842 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.93 km N of East Foothills, California · 8842 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 8842 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.98 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8841 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.05 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8840 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.10 km E of Concord, California · 8840 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.77 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8840 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.74 km S of Gilroy, California · 8840 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.52 km NE of San Ramon, California · 8838 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.72 km NE of San Ramon, California · 8837 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.94 km SE of Piedmont, California · 8837 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.93 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8837 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.63 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8837 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8837 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, California · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.81 km NE of San Ramon, California · 8837 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.91 km NE of San Ramon, California · 8837 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.71 km NE of San Ramon, California · 8837 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.92 km NE of San Ramon, California · 8837 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.72 km NE of San Ramon, California · 8837 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.72 km NE of San Ramon, California · 8837 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.62 km NE of San Ramon, California · 8836 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.5Northern California · 8836 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.22 km E of Aromas, California · 8836 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.75 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 8836 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.79 km ESE of Livermore, California · 8835 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8835 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.65 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 8834 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.73 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 8834 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.71 km E of Aromas, California · 8834 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.71 km ESE of Aromas, California · 8832 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8852 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 8852 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 8853 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 8853 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.78 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8855 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.710 km S of Muir Beach, California · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.53 km SE of Pacifica, California · 8857 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.53 km SW of Broadmoor, California · 8858 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.523 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 8859 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8859 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.71 km SSW of Saratoga, California · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.93 km SSW of Broadmoor, California · 8862 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.21 km N of Acalanes Ridge, California · 8863 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 8863 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.6Northern California · 8864 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.16 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 8865 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21235003. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.