California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8km W of Corcoran, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km W of Corcoran, CA on Thu, May 27, 2021, 11:41 PM PDT (06:41 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8km NW of Parkfield, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-05-28 06:41:35 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.103° N, 119.647° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.58km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1954 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1950 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.620km S of Kettleman City, CA · 1948 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.719km E of McFarland, CA · 1946 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.28km W of Corcoran, CA · 1945 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.38km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1942 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.49km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1936 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.36km E of New Idria, CA · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.36km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.19km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1918 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  18. 3.18km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 11
  19. 2.24km SW of Armona, CA · 1917 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.712km E of Coalinga, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.28km NW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.03km E of Lemoore, CA · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  25. 1.511km WSW of Huron, CA · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CA · 1954 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 90
  3. 1.711km WSW of Huron, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.26km SSE of Riverdale, CA · 1958 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1960 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.618km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 1963 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.611km WSW of Huron, CA · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 35
  9. 1.625km S of Kettleman City, CA · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.53km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.022km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.81km SW of Kettleman City, CA · 1977 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.68km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1977 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.16km SW of Woodville, CA · 1977 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.52km N of Armona, CA · 1979 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.713km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73566496. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC.