California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Dec 27, 2020, 2:37 PM PST (22:37 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Ridgemark forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-12-27 22:37:13 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.643° N, 121.254° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2106 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.623km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 2105 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 35
  6. 2.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.49km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.04km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.910km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2102 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.216km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2102 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.96km NE of Aromas, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.111km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 33
  14. 4.310km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2,139 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.711km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 13
  17. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 29
  19. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 28
  22. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 3.013km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 27
  37. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  42. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  52. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.020km N of San Simeon, CA · 2096 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.08km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 442
  57. 1.62km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 3.23km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 88
  2. 1.912km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 22
  4. 1.911km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.82km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.58km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.320km N of New Idria, CA · 2110 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2111 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 28
  11. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.77km N of Day Valley, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 13
  14. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.68km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2115 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 6
  17. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  20. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73503580. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.