California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6km NNW of Cholame, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km NNW of Cholame, CA on Sun, Oct 3, 2021, 11:36 PM PDT (06:36 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-10-04 06:36:41 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.770° N, 120.322° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 1823 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CA · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.313km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1814 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 24
  12. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1811 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CA · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
  20. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 35
  21. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.218km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.15km N of Stratford, CA · 1802 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CA · 1801 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1801 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CA · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1800 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.616km SW of Buttonwillow, CA · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.624km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1799 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.511km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.710km N of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.60km ENE of Kettleman City, CA · 1789 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 12
  47. 1.622km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 1783 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.518km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.819km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.716km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.824km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CA · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CA · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CA · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.910km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.615km W of Taft, CA · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 29
  19. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73633106. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.