California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3km ENE of Lopez Point, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3km ENE of Lopez Point, CA on Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 3:30 PM PDT (22:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4km S of San Juan Bautista, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-10-14 22:30:43 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.028° N, 121.536° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.89km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.23km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.95km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2177 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.42km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.76km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.17km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.95km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.623km SW of New Idria, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.71km ENE of Hollister, CA · 2175 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.96km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2175 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.211km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.62km NNE of Aromas, CA · 2172 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.511km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2172 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.521km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.66km S of San Lucas, CA · 2170 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.820km E of Point Sur, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 3.311km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 25
  28. 2.23km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.54km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.617km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.619km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2165 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2165 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.822km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2164 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.62km NNW of Cayucos, CA · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.820km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2163 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  37. 2.16km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2163 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.718km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2162 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.17km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.629km WSW of San Simeon, CA · 2161 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 6
  41. 2.05km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.78km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2159 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.023km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.811km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.98km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.611km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2157 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2157 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  49. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2156 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.715km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2156 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.318km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.132km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.118km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.630km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.015km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2154 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 293
  58. 3.05km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 41
  59. 1.84km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 22

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.52km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  3. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.28km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.65km ENE of New Idria, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.510km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2182 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2185 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.615km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2186 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.67km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.44km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.11km SW of Hollister, CA · 2187 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.86km N of New Idria, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.84km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.716km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2190 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.08km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73470876. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.