California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Parkfield, California on Tue, Mar 10, 1981, 12:41 AM PST (08:41 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 1km ENE of Avila Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-10 08:41:12 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.047° N, 120.604° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.31km ENE of Avila Beach, CA · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.66km WSW of Avila Beach, CA · 16626 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16624 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16623 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.714 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16621 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16621 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16619 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.8Central California · 16619 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 16619 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.60 km SW of Parkfield, California · 16618 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 16617 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.03 km SW of Avenal, California · 16617 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.524 km NNE of King City, California · 16616 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16616 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.732 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16616 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.519 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.519 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.6Central California · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16613 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16612 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.98 km WSW of Templeton, California · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 3.836 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16607 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.311 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.811 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.624 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.521 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16605 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16605 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.39km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.625 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.725 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.025 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.025 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.631 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16601 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.725 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.622 km S of Avenal, California · 16599 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.521 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSW of San Simeon, California · 16634 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16635 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16638 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.321 km WSW of Los Osos, California · 16640 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.120 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16641 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16641 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.620 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16641 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.127 km NE of Soledad, California · 16641 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.79 km W of Huron, California · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16641 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.54 km W of Gonzales, California · 16643 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.420 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16644 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.029km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1061209 (also filed as ci531084). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.