California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11km S of Cambria, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11km S of Cambria, CA on Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT (21:00 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12km NW of Parkfield, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-04-26 21:00:47 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.465° N, 121.099° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.812km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.613km W of San Ardo, CA · 1986 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.62km WSW of King City, CA · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.86km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.522km SW of New Idria, CA · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.022km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.16km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.611km SW of King City, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.516km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 1964 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.18km E of San Ardo, CA · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.811km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.510km SSE of Orcutt, CA · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1951 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.612km SSE of Cambria, CA · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.610km SSE of Orcutt, CA · 1951 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.611km W of Templeton, CA · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.46km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1945 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.25km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1945 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1941 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1940 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.07km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1932 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.223km SW of New Idria, CA · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.725km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 1929 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.912km W of Templeton, CA · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.522km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.912km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1990 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.715km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2000 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.78km ESE of Greenfield, CA · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.76km SW of San Ardo, CA · 2002 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.138km SSW of Lopez Point, CA · 2003 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.533km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2003 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.923km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.93km NW of Vandenberg Village, CA · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.88km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.88km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.77km SSW of Atascadero, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.324km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73555035. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.