California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 5:26 AM PST (13:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10km NW of Pinnacles, 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
2020-12-24 13:26:34 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.497° N, 121.078° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.82km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2108 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.911km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.912km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.23km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2106 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 88
  6. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.813km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2105 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.623km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 2104 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 35
  12. 2.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.49km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.04km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.910km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2101 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.216km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2101 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.96km NE of Aromas, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.111km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 33
  20. 4.310km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2,139 · tsunami flag
  21. 1.711km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  22. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 13
  23. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 29
  25. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 28
  28. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.013km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 27
  43. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  48. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.713km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  54. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7
  59. 1.94km SW of Avenal, CA · 2097 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.320km N of New Idria, CA · 2109 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 28
  3. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2111 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.77km N of Day Valley, CA · 2112 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 13
  6. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.68km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2114 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
  12. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.121km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.510km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2118 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 597
  16. 3.710km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2118 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2,305
  17. 2.45km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2120 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.914km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2120 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2121 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.523km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2121 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73502255. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.