M1.6 earthquake 19km NNW of Coalinga, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Aug 23, 2021, 9:33 AM PDT

UTC

2021-08-23 16:33:19 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.289° N, 120.472° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

186°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

24

• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast81 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast321 kmNW

After

1. 1.824km SSW of Los Banos, CAMon, Aug 23, 2:17 PM PDT · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CATue, Aug 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CATue, Aug 24, 5:23 PM PDT · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 25, 8:11 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:45 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.111km SSW of Fairmead, CAFri, Aug 27, 2:10 AM PDT · 1863 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 27, 6:45 AM PDT · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:32 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.012km S of Home Garden, CAFri, Aug 27, 3:06 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 27, 3:50 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CASat, Aug 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 29, 5:00 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Aug 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
15. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 29, 8:43 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 29, 6:47 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
17. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 30, 5:43 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:55 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
19. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 31, 9:09 AM PDT · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
20. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CATue, Aug 31, 7:51 PM PDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 1, 6:14 AM PDT · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
22. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 3, 12:07 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
23. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Sep 5, 7:47 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
24. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Sep 8, 6:31 PM PDT · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
25. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 9, 9:18 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
26. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 10, 7:59 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
27. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
28. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 10, 5:57 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
29. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 10, 8:01 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
30. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 12, 8:04 AM PDT · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
31. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:57 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
32. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:22 PM PDT · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
33. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 29
34. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 14, 3:24 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
35. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
36. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
38. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 16, 8:18 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
39. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Sep 16, 8:48 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
41. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
42. 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 5:20 AM PDT · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
43. 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 5:23 AM PDT · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
44. 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 5:54 AM PDT · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
45. 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 8:44 AM PDT · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
46. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 18, 9:35 AM PDT · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
47. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:49 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
48. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 20, 12:10 PM PDT · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
49. 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Sep 21, 4:45 AM PDT · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 21, 5:30 AM PDT · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
51. 1.816km N of New Idria, CATue, Sep 21, 9:05 AM PDT · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
52. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CAWed, Sep 22, 3:43 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
53. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:04 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
54. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:20 PM PDT · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
55. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 25, 7:37 AM PDT · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
56. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Sep 25, 9:03 PM PDT · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
57. 1.910km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:49 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
58. 2.810km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:52 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
59. 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Sep 26, 12:35 PM PDT · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
60. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 115.

Before

1. 1.624km SSW of Los Banos, CAMon, Aug 23, 4:57 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 23, 2:08 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.817km N of New Idria, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:32 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 21, 5:14 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CASat, Aug 21, 1:10 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
6. 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CASat, Aug 21, 12:54 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 17
7. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CAThu, Aug 19, 12:17 PM PDT · 1871 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CAWed, Aug 18, 3:16 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 18, 4:15 AM PDT · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Aug 17, 2:14 PM PDT · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
11. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CATue, Aug 17, 3:09 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
12. 2.112km W of Cantua Creek, CATue, Aug 17, 1:37 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:06 PM PDT · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
14. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 10:03 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
15. 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Aug 15, 9:26 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 5:27 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 15, 1:36 AM PDT · 1875 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.110km SSW of Stratford, CASat, Aug 14, 1:23 AM PDT · 1876 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 14, 12:10 AM PDT · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:12 PM PDT · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73614351. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.