California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11km ENE of Coalinga, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11km ENE of Coalinga, CA on Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 11:15 AM PST (19:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-02-24 19:15:47 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.174° N, 120.247° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810km W of Huron, CA · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.79km E of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.36km NNE of Avenal, CA · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.57km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.29km NE of Kettleman City, CA · 2042 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.911km SSE of Huron, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  24. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CA · 2028 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2028 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 12
  39. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.06km NNW of Kettleman City, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.712km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  47. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  50. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.814km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2019 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2015 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.519km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.78km E of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 15
  12. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.510km NNE of Kettleman City, CA · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.918km W of New Idria, CA · 2061 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.513km E of New Idria, CA · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  20. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73527326. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.