M1.6 earthquake 12km SSE of Cambria, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Jun 1, 2021, 6:16 AM PDT

UTC

2021-06-01 13:16:41 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.462° N, 121.036° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

196°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

27

• Cambria, CaliforniaPopulation 6,032. Forecast12 kmSSE
• Morro Bay, CaliforniaPopulation 10,639. Forecast20 kmWNW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast79 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast299 kmWNW

After

1. 1.610km SSE of Orcutt, CATue, Jun 1, 3:52 PM PDT · 1950 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.611km W of Templeton, CAFri, Jun 4, 5:52 AM PDT · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.46km WNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Jun 7, 12:54 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.25km WNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Jun 7, 1:02 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jun 11, 1:08 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 12, 2:00 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 12, 5:44 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
8. 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 12, 6:12 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jun 14, 12:24 AM PDT · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.07km NE of San Simeon, CASat, Jun 19, 8:16 PM PDT · 1931 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.223km SW of New Idria, CAWed, Jun 23, 11:47 AM PDT · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.725km SE of Lopez Point, CAWed, Jun 23, 3:19 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.912km W of Templeton, CAWed, Jun 23, 6:56 PM PDT · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
14. 1.86km ESE of San Lucas, CATue, Jun 29, 11:35 AM PDT · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.36km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jun 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
16. 3.19km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jul 2, 11:36 PM PDT · 1918 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
17. 3.18km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jul 3, 3:41 AM PDT · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 11
18. 2.411km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CASun, Jul 4, 2:37 PM PDT · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Jul 12, 9:44 PM PDT · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 8
20. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CAMon, Jul 19, 11:16 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.03km ENE of Vandenberg Village, CAThu, Jul 22, 1:57 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.97km WNW of Paso Robles, CAThu, Jul 22, 5:20 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jul 23, 11:34 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
24. 2.517km SSE of Lopez Point, CAFri, Jul 23, 6:43 PM PDT · 1897 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
25. 3.47km NNW of Cholame, CAWed, Jul 28, 8:07 AM PDT · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 24
26. 2.319km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jul 28, 8:29 PM PDT · 1892 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
27. 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CAFri, Jul 30, 4:49 AM PDT · 1891 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
28. 1.719km SSE of Lopez Point, CASat, Jul 31, 4:16 AM PDT · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
29. 1.87km SW of San Ardo, CASat, Jul 31, 4:29 AM PDT · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Before

1. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CATue, Jun 1, 4:22 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.510km SSE of Orcutt, CATue, Jun 1, 12:26 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CASun, May 30, 2:10 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CASat, May 29, 5:08 AM PDT · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 28, 12:07 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, May 26, 4:46 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CATue, May 25, 11:14 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.811km NE of San Simeon, CATue, May 25, 7:41 PM PDT · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
10. 2.18km E of San Ardo, CAThu, May 20, 11:03 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.516km NNE of Lopez Point, CAWed, May 19, 1:13 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.611km SW of King City, CATue, May 18, 1:47 AM PDT · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.16km SW of San Ardo, CASun, May 16, 9:21 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.53km ENE of Coalinga, CASat, May 8, 7:56 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.522km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, May 7, 12:27 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
16. 2.022km ENE of San Ardo, CAThu, May 6, 7:20 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.522km SW of New Idria, CATue, May 4, 2:47 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.86km SW of San Ardo, CASun, May 2, 9:34 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73568506. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC.