California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 40 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 40 km W of Three Rocks, California on Tue, May 14, 2002, 5:41 PM PDT (00:41 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-05-15 00:41:16 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.494° N, 120.841° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8909 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.64 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8907 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 8906 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8905 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8905 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.013 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8904 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.134 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8904 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 8904 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.64 km NNW of Aromas, California · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.14 km E of Interlaken, California · 8902 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.5Central California · 8902 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.813 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8901 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.113 km WSW of Gonzales, California · 8901 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 8901 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 8901 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8900 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 8900 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 8899 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 8896 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.8Central California · 8896 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8895 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.826 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8895 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.37 km SSE of Lanare, California · 8895 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8895 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8895 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.45 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.74 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 8895 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.714 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8894 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.223 km NE of San Lucas, California · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.613 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8894 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.810 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8894 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.48 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 8894 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 8894 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8894 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.47 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.911 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8893 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.810 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8892 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.911 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8891 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.310 km NNW of Avenal, California · 8891 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.629 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8890 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8909 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8909 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.94 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8910 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 15,660
  15. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8911 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.329 km NE of Soledad, California · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8912 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.07 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 8913 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8913 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.537 km NE of King City, California · 8913 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21225726. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.