M1.5 earthquake 10km SE of Avenal, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 8:06 PM PDT

UTC

2021-10-01 03:06:01 UTC

Depth

10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.945° N, 120.053° 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

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

156°

Stations used

32

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast10 kmSE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast81 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast267 kmNW

After

1. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CAThu, Sep 30, 9:31 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
2. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CAFri, Oct 1, 2:38 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Oct 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 4, 1:12 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 7, 5:44 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CAWed, Oct 13, 4:38 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:05 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:26 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.124km NE of King City, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:07 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.313km ESE of Kettleman City, CASat, Oct 16, 7:27 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:42 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
12. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:45 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 24
13. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CAMon, Oct 18, 3:47 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Oct 18, 11:49 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CATue, Oct 19, 2:38 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
16. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CAWed, Oct 20, 9:51 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 7:07 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 3:51 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
19. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CASun, Oct 24, 12:08 AM PDT · 1805 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.15km N of Stratford, CAThu, Oct 28, 1:10 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
21. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Oct 29, 3:25 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
23. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CASat, Oct 30, 2:32 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
24. 1.616km SW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Oct 30, 7:37 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.511km NNE of Cambria, CATue, Nov 9, 10:29 AM PST · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Nov 9, 6:21 PM PST · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
27. 1.60km ENE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:44 PM PST · 1788 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
28. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Nov 15, 1:28 AM PST · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 12
29. 1.622km WNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 16, 7:12 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
30. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CAMon, Nov 22, 1:01 PM PST · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
31. 1.716km ESE of Kettleman City, CATue, Nov 23, 10:14 PM PST · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
32. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CATue, Nov 23, 11:25 PM PST · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
33. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Nov 24, 3:48 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
34. 1.824km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Nov 27, 7:02 AM PST · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:52 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
2. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
3. 2.810km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:52 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
4. 1.910km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:49 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
5. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:20 PM PDT · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:04 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
7. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CAWed, Sep 22, 3:43 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.816km N of New Idria, CATue, Sep 21, 9:05 AM PDT · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.615km W of Taft, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:13 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
12. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
14. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 29
15. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:22 PM PDT · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
16. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:57 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73631661. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.