California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km W of Paso Robles, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km W of Paso Robles, California on Tue, Jul 16, 2002, 12:19 PM PDT (19:19 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-07-16 19:19:58 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.637° N, 120.782° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
323°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km ESE of Huron, California · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.610 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 8845 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.822 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8844 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.732 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8844 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.121 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8843 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.623 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8843 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.515 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 8841 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.37 km SW of Atascadero, California · 8841 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.823km SE of Kettleman City, California · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.915 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 8840 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.79 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.1Central California · 8839 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8838 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.05 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 8838 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.124 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8832 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.524 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8832 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.724 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.725 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.822 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8831 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8831 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.10 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 8829 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.528 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8829 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 8829 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.625 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.013 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.113 km NE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.513 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.612 km NE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8825 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.8Central California · 8824 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.633 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8824 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.68 km W of San Ardo, California · 8823 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.85 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8823 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8818 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 8817 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 3.16 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.014 km SW of Lockwood, California · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.04 km NW of Paso Robles, California · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.91 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 8808 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.023 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 8805 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.31 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 8803 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.115 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 8803 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.824 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8803 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.824 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8802 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.521 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8802 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.723 km S of Kettleman City, California · 8802 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8801 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8801 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.99 km S of Cambria, California · 8801 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8800 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.88 km W of Huron, California · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 3.09 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 8797 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.836 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8796 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.78 km NNE of Cambria, California · 8847 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.513 km W of Oak Shores, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.519 km SW of King City, California · 8847 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.018 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8848 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8848 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8848 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.033 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 8849 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8850 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.35 km S of Cayucos, California · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.115 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8850 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.816 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8851 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.917 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 8852 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.711 km SW of Los Osos, California · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.721 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 8853 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.914 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8853 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.82 km ENE of Cayucos, CA · 8854 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.57 km SE of Huron, California · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.323 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8857 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.72 km SW of Huron, California · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc68004922. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.