California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10km W of Avenal, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10km W of Avenal, CA on Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 10:49 AM PDT (17:49 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km NW of San Simeon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-26 17:49:58 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.018° N, 120.239° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CA · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CA · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CA · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  12. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 1822 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CA · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.313km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1813 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 24
  23. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CA · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1810 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CA · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
  32. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 35
  33. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.15km N of Stratford, CA · 1802 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CA · 1800 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.38km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CA · 1799 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1792 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1790 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  57. 1.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.511km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 29
  14. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73629826. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.