M1.8 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Aug 11, 2002, 1:47 PM PDT

UTC

2002-08-11 20:47:09 UTC

Depth

3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.585° N, 121.182° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

27

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast388 kmNW

After

1. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 7:55 AM PDT · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 8:01 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 12:53 PM PDT · 8818 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 11:41 PM PDT · 8817 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 4:35 AM PDT · 8816 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 6:35 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.318 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 7:24 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.86 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 12:34 AM PDT · 8815 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
9. 3.16 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 18, 1:09 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 8:42 PM PDT · 8812 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.014 km SW of Lockwood, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 9:13 PM PDT · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 11:58 PM PDT · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 4:17 AM PDT · 8812 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.4Central CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 10:16 AM PDT · 8811 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
15. 1.72 km NNE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 3:17 PM PDT · 8811 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 5:54 AM PDT · 8810 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.811 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 7:00 AM PDT · 8810 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 4:12 PM PDT · 8810 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.76 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 7:45 PM PDT · 8809 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 5:56 PM PDT · 8807 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
21. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:34 PM PDT · 8805 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
22. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 5:32 AM PDT · 8805 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
23. 2.023 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 7:52 AM PDT · 8805 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.521 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 6:22 PM PDT · 8802 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
25. 2.44 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 8:23 AM PDT · 8802 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 8:25 AM PDT · 8802 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
27. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 2:40 AM PDT · 8801 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
28. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 6:27 AM PDT · 8801 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 3:44 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 7:50 AM PDT · 8798 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
31. 2.88 km W of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 2:03 PM PDT · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
32. 1.64 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 6:04 PM PDT · 8796 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
33. 1.836 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 6:28 PM PDT · 8796 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
34. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 10:00 PM PDT · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
35. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 10:14 PM PDT · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
36. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 12:03 AM PDT · 8796 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.2Central CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 6:55 PM PDT · 8795 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
38. 1.828 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 7:32 AM PDT · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
39. 2.82 km SE of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 11:06 AM PDT · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
40. 1.77 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 6:38 PM PDT · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
41. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 2:28 AM PDT · 8794 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 10:31 AM PDT · 8794 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
43. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 10:53 PM PDT · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
44. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 11:28 AM PDT · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.28 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 7:56 PM PDT · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
46. 2.125 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 12:06 PM PDT · 8791 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
47. 1.610 km WSW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 2:39 PM PDT · 8791 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.8Central CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 8:26 PM PDT · 8790 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
49. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 2:53 AM PDT · 8789 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
50. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 5:16 AM PDT · 8789 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
51. 1.610 km E of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 6:44 AM PDT · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
52. 1.825 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 5:58 PM PDT · 8788 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
53. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 9:47 PM PDT · 8788 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
54. 1.711 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 6:23 AM PDT · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
55. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 9:15 AM PDT · 8787 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
56. 2.024 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 12:19 AM PDT · 8786 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
57. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 16, 1:12 AM PDT · 8785 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
58. 2.44 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Sep 16, 4:21 AM PDT · 8785 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
59. 2.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 16, 5:22 AM PDT · 8785 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
60. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 16, 7:54 AM PDT · 8785 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

1. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 7:48 AM PDT · 8821 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 1:11 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.85 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 8:02 AM PDT · 8823 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.68 km W of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 11:44 PM PDT · 8823 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 10:45 AM PDT · 8824 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.633 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 5:29 AM PDT · 8824 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 10:08 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 7:10 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.97 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 5:46 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.74 km S of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 2:05 PM PDT · 8826 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 9:05 PM PDT · 8826 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.42 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 11:59 AM PDT · 8827 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.612 km NE of Bradley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 11:08 AM PDT · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 9:41 AM PDT · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.513 km ENE of Bradley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 12:23 AM PDT · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
16. 3.113 km NE of Bradley, CaliforniaSun, Aug 4, 11:41 PM PDT · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.013 km ENE of Bradley, CaliforniaSun, Aug 4, 8:23 PM PDT · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 4, 2:07 AM PDT · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.13 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Aug 3, 2:51 PM PDT · 8829 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
20. 1.625 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 3, 1:12 PM PDT · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21240031. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.