California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7km ENE of Aromas, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7km ENE of Aromas, CA on Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 10:19 AM PDT (17:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 10km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA. 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
2020-10-19 17:19:18 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.918° N, 121.577° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.26km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2176 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.623km SW of New Idria, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.615km S of Half Moon Bay, CA · 2175 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.71km ENE of Hollister, CA · 2175 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.96km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2175 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.211km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.62km NNE of Aromas, CA · 2172 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.511km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2172 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.814km NE of Hollister, CA · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.76km NNE of Corralitos, CA · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2169 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2169 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.820km E of Point Sur, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.311km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 25
  17. 2.23km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.54km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.87km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2168 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.57km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2168 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.99km NE of San Martin, CA · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.55km N of Dublin, CA · 2166 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.822km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2164 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.16km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2163 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.67km S of Gilroy, CA · 2163 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.17km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.05km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.78km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2159 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.811km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.98km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2157 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  34. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2156 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.715km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2156 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.132km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.513km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2155 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.630km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.015km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2154 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.95km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2154 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 14
  42. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 293
  43. 3.05km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 41
  44. 1.84km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 22
  46. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.114km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2150 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.86km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.32km ESE of Pleasanton, CA · 2148 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.78km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2146 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.510km SSE of Sunol, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.84km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2142 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.733km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.211km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.76km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.42km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2177 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.06km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2178 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.95km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.23km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.88km SSW of Loyola, CA · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.89km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.57km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2180 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 34
  14. 1.73km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.33km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.52km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 10
  18. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.28km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.911km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73472751. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.