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M2.2 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sun, Mar 31, 2002, 6:28 PM PST (02:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-04-01 02:28:57 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.590° N, 121.191° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8952 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.229 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.9Central California · 8950 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.918 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8950 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 8950 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8950 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.73 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8949 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.920 km NNE of King City, California · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8948 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 8946 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.48 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8945 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8945 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8944 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.72 km W of Gilroy, California · 8944 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 8942 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8942 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.012 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.09 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 8941 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.19 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 8941 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8941 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, California · 8940 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, California · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.624 km NNE of King City, California · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.61 km SW of Cantua Creek, California · 8936 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.83 km WSW of Cantua Creek, California · 8936 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.123 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.71 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.73 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 3.08 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.413 km E of Soledad, California · 8934 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8934 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8933 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8933 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8932 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.18 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.618 km NE of San Martin, California · 8932 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 8932 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.628 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 3.63 km SE of Aromas, California · 8931 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 235
  57. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 8930 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.510 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8953 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8954 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.94 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8956 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 8956 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.62 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8956 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.22 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8957 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, California · 8957 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.720 km NE of San Ardo, California · 8958 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.74 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8958 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8958 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 8958 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.63 km ENE of Bonny Doon, California · 8958 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8960 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8960 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8960 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.88 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8960 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8960 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21219419. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.