M2.1 earthquake 11km SW of Ridgemark, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11km SW of Ridgemark, CA on Thu, Dec 3, 2020, 9:50 PM PST (05:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-04 05:50:52 UTC
- Depth
- 6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.746° N, 121.451° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2128 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.715km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2127 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.62km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2126 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.94km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2126 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2125 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 1.77km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2125 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.216km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2124 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.25km SSW of San Ardo, CA · 2122 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2121 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.914km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2121 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.710km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2,305
- 3.510km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 597
- 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.121km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
- 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2114 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
- 1.68km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
- 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 13
- 1.77km N of Day Valley, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
- 1.69km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 28
- 2.320km N of New Idria, CA · 2110 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.58km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.82km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.911km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 22
- 1.912km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.23km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2106 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 88
- 1.82km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
- 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.813km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2105 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
- 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.623km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 2104 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.83km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 403
- 3.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 35
- 2.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
- 2.49km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.12km SSW of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 13
- 2.04km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.014km SE of Livermore, CA · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
- 1.910km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.216km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2101 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.96km NE of Aromas, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
- 2.19km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
- 3.111km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 33
- 4.310km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2,139 · tsunami flag
- 1.711km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
- 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 13
The first 60 of 152.
Before
- 3.211km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 52
- 1.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.34km SW of Moss Landing, CA · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
- 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2133 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.98km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.317km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2134 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2135 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.920km NNW of New Idria, CA · 2135 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.59km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2135 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2137 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
- 2.214km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.77km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2138 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.211km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.733km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2141 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2142 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2144 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.84km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2144 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.510km SSE of Sunol, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73492935. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.