California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Jul 24, 2002, 7:27 PM PDT (02:27 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-07-25 02:27:12 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.502° N, 121.079° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8837 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.63 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8837 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8837 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.22 km E of Aromas, California · 8836 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8835 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.73 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 8834 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 8834 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.71 km E of Aromas, California · 8834 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.71 km ESE of Aromas, California · 8832 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8832 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 8831 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.725 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 8831 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8831 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 8830 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8830 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.10 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 8829 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.528 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8829 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 8829 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.625 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.13 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8828 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.013 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 3.113 km NE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.513 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.612 km NE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.42 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8827 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.74 km S of Diablo Grande, California · 8826 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8825 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.633 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8824 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 8824 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.68 km W of San Ardo, California · 8823 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.85 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 8823 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8822 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8821 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 8821 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8818 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8818 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 8817 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8816 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8815 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.318 km WSW of Volta, California · 8815 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.86 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8815 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 3.16 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8812 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.014 km SW of Lockwood, California · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8812 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.4Central California · 8811 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.72 km NNE of Aromas, California · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8810 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.04 km NW of Paso Robles, California · 8809 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 8809 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.76 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 8809 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.1Central California · 8839 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.74 km S of Gilroy, California · 8839 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.77 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8839 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.79 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.40 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 8841 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.98 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8841 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.612 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8841 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 8841 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 8842 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8842 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.87 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 8843 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.623 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8843 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8843 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.121 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8843 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8844 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.732 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8844 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.822 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8844 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.810 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8845 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21237288. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.