M2.0 earthquake 7 km NW of Parkfield, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 8, 1981, 9:06 PM PST

UTC

1981-04-09 05:06:25 UTC

Depth

9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.945° N, 120.487° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

31

• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast24 kmSSW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast110 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast293 kmNW

After

1. 2.012 km WSW of Avila Beach, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 5:28 AM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.631 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 11:51 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 3:22 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.725 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 4:01 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CASun, Apr 12, 10:30 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.622 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 11:10 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
7. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 6:05 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 1:07 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
9. 1.521 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 5:15 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.722 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 5:53 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 6:25 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.623 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 11:34 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 19, 3:18 PM PST · 16592 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 21, 8:49 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.813 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaTue, Apr 21, 4:55 PM PST · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
16. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Apr 22, 2:00 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
17. 1.82 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Apr 22, 7:13 PM PST · 16589 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
18. 2.426 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 24, 7:13 AM PST · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
19. 1.626 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 24, 8:38 AM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.613 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Apr 24, 2:37 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
21. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Apr 24, 6:26 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
22. 3.112 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaSat, Apr 25, 6:35 AM PST · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
23. 1.730 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Apr 25, 9:33 AM PST · 16586 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 25, 2:08 PM PST · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 26, 1:14 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
26. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 26, 2:55 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
27. 2.110 km W of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Apr 28, 9:28 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
28. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 28, 11:07 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 30, 5:19 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
30. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, May 2, 7:32 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.833 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, May 3, 8:26 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
32. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, May 3, 2:54 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
33. 2.821 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 4, 1:20 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.721 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 4, 9:39 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, May 5, 9:35 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
36. 2.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 6, 4:47 AM PDT · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
37. 1.925 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaWed, May 6, 4:50 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
38. 1.912 km SW of Cayucos, CaliforniaThu, May 7, 12:46 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.223 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, May 7, 6:40 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
40. 1.637 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, May 8, 10:20 AM PDT · 16573 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
41. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 8, 1:10 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, May 9, 12:03 PM PDT · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
43. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 9, 6:50 PM PDT · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
44. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, May 9, 10:15 PM PDT · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
45. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 12, 11:26 AM PDT · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
46. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 12, 12:12 PM PDT · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
47. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, May 12, 8:43 PM PDT · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
48. 2.18 km W of Huron, CaliforniaTue, May 12, 8:44 PM PDT · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
49. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 2:24 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
50. 2.115 km E of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 3:29 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
51. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, May 16, 4:19 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
52. 3.013 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 16, 11:24 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
53. 1.725 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, May 16, 4:35 PM PDT · 16565 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
54. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 17, 3:07 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 17, 12:01 PM PDT · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
56. 3.214 km SW of Cambria, CaliforniaSun, May 17, 1:19 PM PDT · 16564 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.520 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, May 18, 1:06 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
58. 2.218 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 2:53 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
59. 2.921 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:25 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
60. 3.020 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:33 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

1. 2.39km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, Apr 7, 2:55 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.521 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 9:33 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.58 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 12:44 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.624 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 11:33 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 11:31 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.811 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 4:11 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
7. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 3:36 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.311 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 11:50 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
9. 3.836 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 11:29 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 7:00 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 9:57 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 2:42 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.98 km WSW of Templeton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 12:51 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
14. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 1, 3:06 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 31, 10:47 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
16. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 31, 5:27 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 9:03 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 11:42 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.6Central CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 11:46 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.519 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 2:38 PM PST · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1062299 (also filed as ci513986). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.