California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Parkfield, California on Fri, Sep 20, 2002, 12:30 AM PDT (07:30 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-09-20 07:30:53 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.001° N, 120.560° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 8781 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8781 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8781 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.614 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8780 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.27 km N of Kettleman City, California · 8780 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.09 km S of Oak Shores, California · 8780 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.64 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 8779 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.112 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8779 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 8778 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8778 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.412 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8778 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.336 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8776 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 79
  15. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.723 km NW of San Simeon, California · 8775 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.819 km NNE of King City, California · 8774 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.44 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8774 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.42 km NNW of Hanford, California · 8773 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.75 km N of Coalinga, California · 8772 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8771 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.820 km NNE of King City, California · 8769 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8767 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 8767 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.923 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8767 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 8764 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 8763 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 8762 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8762 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 8762 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.632 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8761 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8761 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.522km WNW of Wasco, CA · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.021 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8758 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8758 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.719 km NNE of King City, California · 8757 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8757 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 8756 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8756 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8756 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.719 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 8755 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.69 km E of Parkfield, California · 8755 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.720 km NNE of King City, California · 8755 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8754 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8754 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8754 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 8754 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8753 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8753 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8753 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8752 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, California · 8752 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.85 km W of San Ardo, California · 8782 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 8782 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8782 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8783 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.836 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8784 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.514 km NNE of Shandon, California · 8784 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8785 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8785 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8785 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.024 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8786 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.711 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.64 km S of Avila Beach, California · 8788 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 8789 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8789 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8789 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.8Central California · 8790 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.610 km WSW of Oak Shores, California · 8791 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.57 km SE of Huron, California · 8791 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.125 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 8791 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.99 km NE of Edna, California · 8793 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21246091. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.