California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13km NW of New Idria, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13km NW of New Idria, CA on Tue, Jul 2, 2019, 10:48 AM PDT (17:48 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 11km S of Tres Pinos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-07-02 17:48:42 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.511° N, 120.767° W
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623km SW of New Idria, CA · 2651 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.56km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2650 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.58km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2649 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.616km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2649 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.08km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2648 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.69km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2648 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.516km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2648 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.816km SSE of New Idria, CA · 2647 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.04km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2647 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.411km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2647 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.96km S of Gilroy, CA · 2646 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2646 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2645 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2644 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.09km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2644 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.66km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2642 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.522km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2642 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2641 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.613km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2640 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.313km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2640 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.14km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2637 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2636 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.622km ESE of Point Sur, CA · 2636 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.928km W of Los Banos, CA · 2634 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.29km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2633 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.97km NW of Huron, CA · 2633 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2632 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.517km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2632 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.71km E of Hollister, CA · 2632 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.86km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2631 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 81
  31. 1.912km ESE of Lopez Point, CA · 2631 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 3.19km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2630 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 19
  33. 2.220km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2630 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2630 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.66km E of Aromas, CA · 2628 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2628 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.87km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 2628 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.517km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2628 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.67km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 2628 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2627 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 3.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2627 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 45
  42. 2.910km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2627 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 19
  43. 1.910km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2627 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.116km SSE of New Idria, CA · 2626 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2626 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.211km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2626 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 3.16km W of Avenal, CA · 2626 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 17
  49. 1.85km W of Avenal, CA · 2626 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.611km E of Coalinga, CA · 2625 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 2625 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.46km NNW of Lanare, CA · 2625 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.87km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2624 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.14km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2624 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.610km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2623 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.49km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2623 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.610km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2622 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.73km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2621 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.68km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2621 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.76km W of Avenal, CA · 2620 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.717km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2652 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.510km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2653 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2653 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2653 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.79km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 2654 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.725km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2656 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.925km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2657 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.66km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2657 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.310km ESE of Parksdale, CA · 2657 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.414km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2658 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.75km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2658 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.75km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2658 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.816km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2660 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.411km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2661 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.010km WSW of Huron, CA · 2662 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.03km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2662 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 173
  17. 1.81km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2662 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.47km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2663 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.05km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2665 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.64km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2665 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73204921. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.