M2.0 earthquake 9 km SW of Ridgemark, California

Magnitude

2.0 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Apr 12, 2002, 6:21 PM PDT

UTC

2002-04-13 01:21:18 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.748° N, 121.433° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

33°

Stations used

48

• Ridgemark, CaliforniaPopulation 3,016. Forecast9 kmSW
• Hollister, CaliforniaPopulation 37,462. Forecast12 kmSSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast21 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast416 kmNW

After

1. 2.19 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Apr 12, 7:19 PM PDT · 8941 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 5:20 AM PDT · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 11:21 AM PDT · 8941 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 2:45 PM PDT · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 3:32 PM PDT · 8940 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 13, 3:33 PM PDT · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 3:22 PM PDT · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 4:31 AM PDT · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 5:41 AM PDT · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 5:43 AM PDT · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 5:46 AM PDT · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
12. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 5:47 AM PDT · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
13. 1.624 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 7:22 AM PDT · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 10:21 PM PDT · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.71 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 3:28 AM PDT · 8936 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 3:32 AM PDT · 8936 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 6:19 AM PDT · 8936 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.73 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 7:41 AM PDT · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
19. 3.08 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 4:02 AM PDT · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
20. 1.96 km NNE of Milpitas, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 10:39 AM PDT · 8935 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.413 km E of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 4:57 PM PDT · 8934 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
22. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 11:19 PM PDT · 8934 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
23. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 3:09 PM PDT · 8933 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 5:15 AM PDT · 8933 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
25. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 9:12 AM PDT · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
26. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 1:50 PM PDT · 8933 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
27. 2.18 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 9:21 PM PDT · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
28. 1.618 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 9:55 PM PDT · 8932 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
29. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 10:51 PM PDT · 8932 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
30. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 5:54 AM PDT · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
31. 1.628 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 12:35 AM PDT · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
32. 3.63 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 4:59 AM PDT · 8931 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 235
33. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 5:02 AM PDT · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
34. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 5:16 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
35. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 5:49 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
36. 1.510 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 8:38 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
37. 1.619 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 10:36 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
38. 1.92 km WSW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 1:19 PM PDT · 8930 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
39. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 2:24 PM PDT · 8929 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.75 km NNE of Milpitas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 11:05 AM PDT · 8929 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
41. 2.728 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 9:23 PM PDT · 8928 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
42. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 9:25 PM PDT · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
43. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Apr 26, 1:32 AM PDT · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
44. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Apr 26, 9:23 PM PDT · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 2:03 PM PDT · 8927 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
46. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 5:28 PM PDT · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
47. 2.021 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 2:32 AM PDT · 8926 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 3:58 AM PDT · 8926 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
49. 2.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 7:17 AM PDT · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 7:18 AM PDT · 8926 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
51. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 1:02 PM PDT · 8926 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
52. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 2:25 PM PDT · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
53. 1.68 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 8:33 PM PDT · 8925 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 29, 6:09 AM PDT · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
55. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Apr 29, 10:14 PM PDT · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
56. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Apr 29, 10:36 PM PDT · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 71
57. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 29, 11:25 PM PDT · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
58. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Apr 30, 5:44 AM PDT · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
59. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 30, 6:00 PM PDT · 8923 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
60. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, May 1, 11:35 PM PDT · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

1. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Apr 12, 12:50 AM PDT · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.012 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Apr 12, 12:49 AM PDT · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 12:57 PM PDT · 8943 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.96 km NNE of Milpitas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 11:22 AM PDT · 8943 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 9:24 AM PDT · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.72 km W of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Apr 10, 11:47 AM PDT · 8944 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 3:31 AM PDT · 8945 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.48 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 8:58 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
9. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 12:16 PM PST · 8949 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.920 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 8:34 AM PST · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.73 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Apr 4, 8:49 PM PST · 8949 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.58 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Apr 4, 6:34 AM PST · 8950 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.918 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 11:12 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.9Central CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 6:02 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.229 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 2:33 AM PST · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 4:08 AM PST · 8952 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 6:28 PM PST · 8953 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 7:33 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.94 km ENE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 7:22 PM PST · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 10:40 AM PST · 8956 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21221277. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.