M1.8 earthquake 10km NE of Cayucos, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 11:02 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-11 07:02:58 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.510° N, 120.813° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

155°

Stations used

37

• Cayucos, CaliforniaPopulation 2,592. Forecast10 kmNE
• Atascadero, CaliforniaPopulation 29,819. Forecast13 kmW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast71 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast285 kmNW

After

1. 1.712km SW of Huron, CAMon, Jan 11, 10:23 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.89km SSE of Huron, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:33 AM PST · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.69km NNW of Cholame, CAFri, Jan 15, 6:44 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
4. 2.03km SSE of San Ardo, CASun, Jan 17, 5:33 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.613km W of Lake Nacimiento, CASun, Jan 17, 8:32 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
6. 1.68km WSW of Atascadero, CAMon, Jan 18, 3:21 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.710km W of Templeton, CAThu, Jan 21, 7:19 AM PST · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 16
8. 1.810km W of Templeton, CAThu, Jan 21, 7:27 AM PST · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
9. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Jan 24, 12:22 AM PST · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.410km W of Templeton, CAMon, Jan 25, 2:38 AM PST · 2077 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
11. 1.723km NNE of San Ardo, CATue, Jan 26, 7:32 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.05km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jan 29, 9:32 AM PST · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.722km ENE of San Ardo, CASat, Jan 30, 2:01 AM PST · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.024km ENE of San Ardo, CASun, Jan 31, 8:31 AM PST · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.935km SW of Avila Beach, CAWed, Feb 3, 2:40 AM PST · 2068 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 3, 7:10 PM PST · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, Feb 5, 3:00 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Feb 6, 3:04 PM PST · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Feb 6, 3:14 PM PST · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 17, 6:36 AM PST · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 15
21. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CAFri, Feb 19, 2:11 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
22. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CAMon, Feb 22, 11:45 AM PST · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
23. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Feb 22, 2:01 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
24. 1.78km E of Coalinga, CAWed, Feb 24, 10:44 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
25. 1.711km ENE of Coalinga, CAWed, Feb 24, 11:15 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.810km W of Huron, CAWed, Feb 24, 12:36 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
27. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 24, 1:39 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
28. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 24, 1:58 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
29. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 24, 5:18 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
30. 1.79km E of Coalinga, CAWed, Feb 24, 6:35 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.36km NNE of Avenal, CAThu, Feb 25, 5:36 AM PST · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
32. 1.53km E of Lopez Point, CASat, Feb 27, 6:44 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
33. 3.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 28, 12:45 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 10
34. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 28, 12:48 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
35. 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CASun, Feb 28, 2:10 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
36. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 28, 2:37 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
37. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 28, 6:18 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
38. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:23 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:24 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
40. 1.96km SW of San Luis Obispo, CAMon, Mar 1, 3:17 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
41. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Mar 6, 4:54 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
42. 1.811km ENE of Santa Maria, CASat, Mar 6, 7:29 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
43. 1.911km SSE of Huron, CASun, Mar 7, 9:47 AM PST · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 7, 8:01 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CAThu, Jan 7, 9:58 AM PST · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.62km ENE of San Ardo, CAThu, Jan 7, 6:46 AM PST · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.020km N of San Simeon, CAWed, Jan 6, 10:11 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
5. 1.94km SW of Avenal, CATue, Jan 5, 2:24 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Jan 4, 6:14 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:53 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.713km NE of San Simeon, CAMon, Jan 4, 2:08 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
9. 1.623km NNE of San Lucas, CATue, Dec 29, 5:03 PM PST · 2103 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.79km W of Templeton, CATue, Dec 29, 4:18 PM PST · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.716km SSE of Shandon, CASun, Dec 27, 4:12 PM PST · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.367km SW of San Simeon, CASun, Dec 27, 1:45 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.78km NNE of Cayucos, CATue, Dec 22, 6:55 PM PST · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.923km NNE of San Ardo, CASat, Dec 19, 10:40 AM PST · 2114 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 6
15. 1.68km NNE of Cayucos, CAThu, Dec 17, 1:35 AM PST · 2116 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.121km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Dec 15, 10:57 PM PST · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Dec 15, 6:30 PM PST · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.45km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Dec 13, 6:47 PM PST · 2119 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.914km N of Lopez Point, CASun, Dec 13, 7:57 AM PST · 2120 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.523km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Dec 12, 12:33 AM PST · 2121 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73509450. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.