California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jun 20, 2002, 12:30 AM PDT (07:30 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 Central 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
2002-06-20 07:30:01 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.498° N, 121.075° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8873 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8872 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.4Central California · 8872 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.935 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8872 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.030 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8871 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.834 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8871 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.636 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8869 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.22 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8868 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8868 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.24 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8868 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.25 km W of San Ardo, California · 8867 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.037 km W of Lockwood, California · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.828 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8866 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8866 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, California · 8865 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.538 km W of Lockwood, California · 8865 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8865 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.028 km NW of Coalinga, California · 8864 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8863 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.135 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8863 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.534 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8863 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.636 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 8861 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8861 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.916 km WNW of Lanare, California · 8861 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.639 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 8861 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.620 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8861 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.72 km SW of Huron, California · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.912 km SW of Gonzales, California · 8857 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.323 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8857 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8857 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.57 km SE of Huron, California · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8854 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8854 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.914 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8853 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 8853 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 8853 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 8852 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8852 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8850 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.033 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 8849 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8849 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8848 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8848 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 3.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8874 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.64 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 8874 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.43 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.023 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 8875 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8875 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.55 km W of San Ardo, California · 8876 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.85 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8876 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.0Central California · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 8877 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.03 km NW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.37 km N of San Lucas, California · 8879 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8879 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.710 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21231468. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.