M2.4 earthquake 6km NNW of Cholame, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 11:16 PM PDT

UTC

2021-07-20 06:16:49 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.773° N, 120.325° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

55

• Shandon, CaliforniaPopulation 1,295. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast31 kmSW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast92 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast270 kmNW

After

1. 2.28km NW of Cantua Creek, CATue, Jul 20, 8:40 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
2. 2.03km E of Lemoore, CAThu, Jul 22, 8:28 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.97km WNW of Paso Robles, CAThu, Jul 22, 5:20 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jul 23, 11:34 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
5. 1.511km WSW of Huron, CAMon, Jul 26, 7:33 AM PDT · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
6. 3.47km NNW of Cholame, CAWed, Jul 28, 8:07 AM PDT · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 24
7. 2.319km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jul 28, 8:29 PM PDT · 1892 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
8. 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CAFri, Jul 30, 4:49 AM PDT · 1891 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.515km WSW of Cantua Creek, CAFri, Jul 30, 6:35 AM PDT · 1891 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.87km SW of San Ardo, CASat, Jul 31, 4:29 AM PDT · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.77km NNW of Cholame, CASat, Jul 31, 12:09 PM PDT · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
12. 2.320km SW of New Idria, CASat, Jul 31, 6:41 PM PDT · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.89km WNW of Templeton, CAFri, Aug 6, 3:04 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.33km SE of San Ardo, CASat, Aug 7, 12:58 AM PDT · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 7, 3:55 AM PDT · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.720km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 9, 1:13 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.810km SE of Home Garden, CAMon, Aug 9, 6:21 PM PDT · 1881 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 10, 3:31 AM PDT · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.923km NNE of San Ardo, CATue, Aug 10, 8:27 AM PDT · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
20. 1.513km WNW of Huron, CATue, Aug 10, 4:20 PM PDT · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
21. 1.78km WNW of Huron, CAThu, Aug 12, 6:28 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
22. 1.69km SSE of Alpaugh, CAThu, Aug 12, 11:17 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
23. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CAFri, Aug 13, 1:20 AM PDT · 1877 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
24. 2.110km SSW of Stratford, CASat, Aug 14, 1:23 AM PDT · 1876 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
25. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 5:27 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
26. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 10:03 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
27. 2.112km W of Cantua Creek, CATue, Aug 17, 1:37 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
28. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CATue, Aug 17, 3:09 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
29. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 18, 4:15 AM PDT · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CAThu, Aug 19, 12:17 PM PDT · 1871 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
31. 1.817km N of New Idria, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:32 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
32. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 23, 2:08 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
33. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CAMon, Aug 23, 9:33 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
34. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CATue, Aug 24, 5:23 PM PDT · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 25, 8:11 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:45 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
37. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:32 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
39. 2.012km S of Home Garden, CAFri, Aug 27, 3:06 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
40. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CASat, Aug 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
41. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Aug 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
42. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 29, 8:43 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
43. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:55 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
44. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CATue, Aug 31, 7:51 PM PDT · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
45. 2.311km WSW of Morro Bay, CASat, Sep 4, 9:34 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
46. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
47. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:57 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
48. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:22 PM PDT · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
49. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 29
50. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
51. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
52. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
53. 1.615km W of Taft, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:13 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
54. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
55. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

Before

1. 1.712km E of Coalinga, CAFri, Jul 16, 6:09 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Jul 12, 9:44 PM PDT · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 8
3. 2.411km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CASun, Jul 4, 2:37 PM PDT · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.24km SW of Armona, CASat, Jul 3, 8:38 PM PDT · 1917 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
5. 3.18km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jul 3, 3:41 AM PDT · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 11
6. 3.19km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jul 2, 11:36 PM PDT · 1918 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
7. 2.36km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jun 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.86km ESE of San Lucas, CATue, Jun 29, 11:35 AM PDT · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.812km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jun 27, 4:45 PM PDT · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.36km E of New Idria, CAThu, Jun 24, 2:37 PM PDT · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.912km W of Templeton, CAWed, Jun 23, 6:56 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.725km SE of Lopez Point, CAWed, Jun 23, 3:19 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.223km SW of New Idria, CAWed, Jun 23, 11:47 AM PDT · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73595921. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.