California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22km WNW of Wasco, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22km WNW of Wasco, CA on Fri, Oct 11, 2002, 8:48 PM PDT (03:48 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-12 03:48:31 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.637° N, 119.573° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 27.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511km SW of Lamont, California · 8757 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.719 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 8755 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.69 km E of Parkfield, California · 8755 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 8754 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.65km S of Lamont, California · 8752 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.920 km ENE of Edna, California · 8751 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.922km NNE of Nipomo, CA · 8750 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.912km NNW of Grapevine, California · 8746 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.3Central California · 8743 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.77 km WSW of Huron, California · 8743 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.210 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 8741 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.97 km NNE of Avenal, California · 8740 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8737 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSW of Huron, California · 8737 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSW of Huron, California · 8737 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8732 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.58km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 8732 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.39km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 8731 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.611km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8731 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.720km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8731 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.921km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.611km WSW of Grapevine, California · 8730 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.914km SSE of Arvin, CA · 8729 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.19 km NW of Avenal, California · 8728 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.79km NW of Frazier Park, California · 8728 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 4.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8728 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 206
  29. 1.510 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8728 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.26 km ENE of Edna, California · 8728 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CA · 8727 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8727 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8726 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8726 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8725 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8724 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8723 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.024km NE of Oildale, CA · 8722 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.79 km NW of Avenal, California · 8722 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.55 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8720 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 8718 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8718 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.610km W of Grapevine, California · 8718 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.918km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8717 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.612km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8717 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.514 km SE of Parkfield, California · 8717 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.811 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8716 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.924km ENE of Oildale, CA · 8716 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8715 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.019km NE of Arvin, CA · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.723km ENE of Oildale, CA · 8715 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CA · 8715 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.620km NE of Arvin, CA · 8714 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.619km ENE of Arvin, CA · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 8713 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.320km NE of Arvin, CA · 8711 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CA · 8711 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CA · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.811 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 8709 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 2.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 8762 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8765 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.75 km N of Coalinga, California · 8772 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.519km NE of Arvin, CA · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.715km ESE of Porterville, California · 8772 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.42 km NNW of Hanford, California · 8773 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.44 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8774 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 8774 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.710km SSW of Arvin, CA · 8776 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.64 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 8779 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.27 km N of Kettleman City, California · 8780 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.614 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8780 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8781 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.514 km NNE of Shandon, California · 8784 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.711 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.05km NW of McFarland, CA · 8789 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9849941. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.