M1.9 earthquake 9km NNW of Avenal, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 9:57 AM PDT

UTC

2021-09-13 16:57:47 UTC

Depth

12.5 km (7.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.075° N, 120.186° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

197°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

33

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast9 kmNNW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast83 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast286 kmNW

After

1. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:22 PM PDT · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
2. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1847 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 29
3. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 14, 3:24 AM PDT · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
5. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 18, 9:35 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 20, 12:10 PM PDT · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.816km N of New Idria, CATue, Sep 21, 9:05 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CAWed, Sep 22, 3:43 PM PDT · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:04 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
14. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:20 PM PDT · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.910km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:49 AM PDT · 1834 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.810km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:52 AM PDT · 1834 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
17. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
18. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:52 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:06 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CAThu, Sep 30, 9:31 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
21. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CAFri, Oct 1, 2:38 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
22. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Oct 3, 5:06 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
23. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Oct 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 4, 1:12 AM PDT · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 4, 5:51 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 4, 5:51 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
27. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Oct 7, 1:05 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
28. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 7, 5:44 PM PDT · 1823 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
29. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Oct 9, 5:12 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CAWed, Oct 13, 4:38 AM PDT · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
31. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:05 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
32. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:41 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
33. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:26 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
34. 2.124km NE of King City, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:07 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
35. 2.313km ESE of Kettleman City, CASat, Oct 16, 7:27 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
36. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:42 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
37. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:45 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 24
38. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CAMon, Oct 18, 3:47 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Oct 18, 11:49 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
40. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CATue, Oct 19, 2:38 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
41. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CAWed, Oct 20, 9:51 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
42. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 7:07 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
43. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Oct 21, 3:07 PM PDT · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
44. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 3:51 PM PDT · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
45. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CASun, Oct 24, 12:08 AM PDT · 1807 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
46. 2.15km N of Stratford, CAThu, Oct 28, 1:10 AM PDT · 1803 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
47. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
48. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Oct 29, 3:25 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
49. 2.38km ESE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Oct 29, 5:35 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
50. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CASat, Oct 30, 2:32 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 1, 8:02 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
52. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 1, 8:51 PM PDT · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
53. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 1, 10:16 PM PDT · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 1, 11:13 PM PDT · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
55. 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CATue, Nov 2, 1:12 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
56. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Nov 3, 6:30 AM PDT · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
57. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Nov 3, 2:46 PM PDT · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
58. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Nov 3, 7:13 PM PDT · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
59. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Nov 6, 1:18 PM PDT · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
60. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 8, 1:36 PM PST · 1791 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 1, 6:14 AM PDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CATue, Aug 31, 7:51 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:55 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 29, 8:43 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Aug 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
7. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 29, 5:00 AM PDT · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CASat, Aug 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 27, 3:50 PM PDT · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.012km S of Home Garden, CAFri, Aug 27, 3:06 PM PDT · 1864 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:45 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CATue, Aug 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CAMon, Aug 23, 9:33 AM PDT · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
15. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 23, 2:08 AM PDT · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.817km N of New Idria, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:32 AM PDT · 1869 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
17. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 21, 5:14 PM PDT · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CAThu, Aug 19, 12:17 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CAWed, Aug 18, 3:16 PM PDT · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
20. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CATue, Aug 17, 3:09 AM PDT · 1875 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73624451. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.