California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12km E of Coalinga, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12km E of Coalinga, CA on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 6:09 PM PDT (01:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6km 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
2021-07-17 01:09:49 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.134° N, 120.225° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.28km NW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.03km E of Lemoore, CA · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.97km WNW of Paso Robles, CA · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.511km WSW of Huron, CA · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.47km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 24
  8. 2.319km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1893 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.515km WSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1892 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1891 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.87km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.77km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.320km SW of New Idria, CA · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.72km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.517km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1887 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.89km WNW of Templeton, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.33km SE of San Ardo, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.720km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.95km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.810km SE of Home Garden, CA · 1881 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.513km WNW of Huron, CA · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.78km WNW of Huron, CA · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.69km SSE of Alpaugh, CA · 1878 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.96km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.110km SSW of Stratford, CA · 1877 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.112km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 1874 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CA · 1871 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.817km N of New Idria, CA · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.111km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1864 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.012km S of Home Garden, CA · 1863 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  59. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 8
  4. 1.726km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.124km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.36km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.411km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.66km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.24km SW of Armona, CA · 1918 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.84km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.18km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 11
  12. 3.19km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1919 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.36km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.710km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.86km ESE of San Lucas, CA · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73593291. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.