California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NE of Shandon, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Shandon, California on Thu, Feb 14, 2002, 9:19 PM PST (05:19 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

Shandon forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-02-15 05:19:04 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.741° N, 120.296° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
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: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8997 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.04 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8996 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.118 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 8994 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.69km SE of Buttonwillow, California · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.114 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 8993 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8993 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.614 km WSW of Cambria, California · 8991 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 8990 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, California · 8989 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.819 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8984 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.820 km NNE of King City, California · 8984 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8983 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.8Central California · 8980 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.521 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8980 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.111 km SE of San Joaquin, California · 8979 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8978 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8978 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.921 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.122 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8977 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8977 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, California · 8975 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.213 km W of Guadalupe, California · 8975 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.6Central California · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.024 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.924 km ENE of King City, California · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.85 km E of Coalinga, California · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.521 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8971 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.910km W of Delano, California · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8970 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.93 km NE of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.84 km E of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.93 km ENE of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.95 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8966 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8963 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.915 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.720 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8958 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.72 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 8957 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 8956 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.46 km WNW of Lemoore, California · 8955 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8953 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.713 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.229 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.27 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 8950 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.918 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8950 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8950 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.711 km WNW of Templeton, California · 8949 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.920 km NNE of King City, California · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8948 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.99 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8946 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 8946 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8944 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8942 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.022 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8999 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.09 km WSW of Oak Shores, California · 9000 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.025 km NW of Parkfield, California · 9001 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.819 km NW of Parkfield, California · 9006 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.919 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 9006 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 9006 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 9011 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.02 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 9012 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.86 km W of Cayucos, California · 9012 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.426 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 9013 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 9013 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 9013 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.75 km W of San Ardo, California · 9015 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.40 km W of Parkfield, California · 9016 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 9016 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 9017 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.112 km E of Kettleman City, California · 9017 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.22 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 9017 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 9020 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.122 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 9021 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21212822. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.