California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13 km E of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13 km E of Soledad, California on Fri, Apr 19, 2002, 4:57 PM PDT (23:57 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-04-19 23:57:06 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.438° N, 121.172° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 14.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8934 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8934 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8933 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.18 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.618 km NE of San Martin, California · 8932 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 8932 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.628 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.63 km SE of Aromas, California · 8931 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 235
  12. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 8930 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.619 km NNE of King City, California · 8930 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.92 km WSW of Hollister, California · 8930 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8929 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.728 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8928 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 8927 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.021 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8926 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8926 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8926 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8926 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.29 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.68 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8925 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 71
  36. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8923 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8922 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.07 km NW of Avenal, California · 8921 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 3.22 km NE of Aromas, California · 8919 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.02 km NNE of Aromas, California · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8919 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.122 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.62 km NE of Aromas, California · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.1Central California · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.1Central California · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.53 km N of Aromas, California · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.714 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8916 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 3.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 8916 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.520 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8916 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 8915 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.537 km NE of King City, California · 8913 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8913 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 3.08 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.73 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.71 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8936 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.123 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.83 km WSW of Cantua Creek, California · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.61 km SW of Cantua Creek, California · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.624 km NNE of King City, California · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.05 km W of San Ardo, California · 8941 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.65 km W of San Ardo, California · 8941 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8941 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8941 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc51117797. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.