California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Parkfield, California on Thu, Nov 26, 1981, 2:58 AM PST (10:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 25 km ENE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-11-26 10:58:44 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.004° N, 120.559° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.76 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.86 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16378 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.68 km SW of Templeton, California · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.814 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16375 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.625 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16374 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.721 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 16374 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.730 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16373 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.830 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.122 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16372 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 16370 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.97 km NE of Cambria, California · 16366 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.730 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16365 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16365 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16363 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16363 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16363 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16363 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.8Central California · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16360 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.038 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16360 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16360 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.038 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16360 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.632 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16360 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16360 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.537 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16359 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.538 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16359 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.737 km W of Lockwood, California · 16358 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.037 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16357 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.938 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.914 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16357 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16356 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 16356 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, California · 16356 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16356 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.827 km W of Lockwood, California · 16353 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.931 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16352 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.725 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16351 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.524 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16351 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.812 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.024 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16350 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.822 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16384 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.921 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.625 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16386 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16390 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.527 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16391 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16392 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16393 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.822 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.520 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16396 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.726 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.524 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16401 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069740. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.