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M1.5 earthquake 24 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Oct 7, 2002, 4:55 AM PDT (11:55 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km NW of Parkfield, 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
2002-10-07 11:55:34 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.564° N, 121.119° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.01 km ENE of Aromas, California · 8763 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 8763 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 8762 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8762 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 8762 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 8761 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.632 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8761 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8761 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.11 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.021 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8758 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8758 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.625 km SW of Los Banos, California · 8757 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.719 km NNE of King City, California · 8757 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8757 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8757 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 8756 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8756 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8756 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.720 km NNE of King City, California · 8755 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8754 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8754 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8754 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 8754 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8753 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8753 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8753 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8752 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, California · 8752 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 8752 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 8752 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.825 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 8751 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 3.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 8751 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 3.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 8751 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.37 km NE of Aromas, California · 8751 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 8751 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.68 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 8750 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 8750 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 8750 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.23 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8750 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.034 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8750 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8750 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.04 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8749 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.715 km SSE of Davenport, California · 8749 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 8749 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 8748 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 3.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 76
  52. 3.0Central California · 8748 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.620 km NNE of King City, California · 8748 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8748 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8748 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.62 km N of Aromas, California · 8747 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.720 km NNE of King City, California · 8746 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.513 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 8746 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 2.29 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.511 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.923 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8767 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 8767 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 8767 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.41 km E of Ridgemark, California · 8768 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.820 km NNE of King City, California · 8769 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8771 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.75 km N of Coalinga, California · 8772 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8772 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.16 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 8772 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.44 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8774 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.819 km NNE of King City, California · 8774 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.723 km NW of San Simeon, California · 8775 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.513 km N of Hollister, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21248667. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.