M1.6 earthquake 9km SSE of Alpaugh, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 11:17 AM PDT

UTC

2021-08-12 18:17:23 UTC

Depth

24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.815° N, 119.435° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

101°

Stations used

21

• Alpaugh, CaliforniaPopulation 1,026. Forecast9 kmSSE
• Delano, CaliforniaPopulation 52,733. Forecast18 kmWNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast59 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast224 kmNNW

After

1. 2.110km SSW of Stratford, CASat, Aug 14, 1:23 AM PDT · 1876 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 10:03 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
3. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 23, 2:08 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.623km NE of Maricopa, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.012km S of Home Garden, CAFri, Aug 27, 3:06 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Aug 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.717km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, Aug 29, 7:19 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.718km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 30, 6:59 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 1, 2:21 AM PDT · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
10. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 5, 4:52 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 6, 4:49 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:57 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.721km S of Rosedale, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:59 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 16, 6:09 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.615km W of Taft, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:13 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.09km S of Lamont, CATue, Sep 21, 12:03 PM PDT · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:04 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 25, 2:45 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.910km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:49 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
22. 2.810km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:52 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
23. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
24. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Sep 29, 4:19 AM PDT · 1830 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
25. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:52 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
26. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:06 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
27. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CAThu, Sep 30, 9:31 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
28. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Oct 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 4, 1:12 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.910km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 4, 11:14 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
31. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 7, 5:44 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 1.78km WNW of Huron, CAThu, Aug 12, 6:28 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.513km WNW of Huron, CATue, Aug 10, 4:20 PM PDT · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.810km SE of Home Garden, CAMon, Aug 9, 6:21 PM PDT · 1881 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:55 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.618km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:54 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
6. 3.418km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:37 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 22
7. 2.77km NNW of Cholame, CASat, Jul 31, 12:09 PM PDT · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
8. 1.815km NE of Taft, CAFri, Jul 30, 2:22 AM PDT · 1891 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
9. 3.47km NNW of Cholame, CAWed, Jul 28, 8:07 AM PDT · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 24
10. 1.511km WSW of Huron, CAMon, Jul 26, 7:33 AM PDT · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jul 23, 11:34 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
12. 2.03km E of Lemoore, CAThu, Jul 22, 8:28 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CAMon, Jul 19, 11:16 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.712km E of Coalinga, CAFri, Jul 16, 6:09 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39771999. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.