California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7km NNW of Cholame, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Cholame, CA on Sun, Aug 29, 2021, 6:49 AM PDT (13:49 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km NW of San Simeon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-08-29 13:49:36 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.783° N, 120.325° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.311km WSW of Morro Bay, CA · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 29
  9. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.615km W of Taft, CA · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.910km W of Avenal, CA · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  21. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CA · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CA · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CA · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 1822 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CA · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.313km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1813 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 24
  39. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CA · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1810 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CA · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
  48. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 35
  49. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.218km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.15km N of Stratford, CA · 1802 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.012km S of Home Garden, CA · 1863 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.817km N of New Idria, CA · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CA · 1871 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.112km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 1874 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.110km SSW of Stratford, CA · 1877 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.69km SSE of Alpaugh, CA · 1878 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.78km WNW of Huron, CA · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73617461. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.