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M2.3 earthquake 8km WSW of Corcoran, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8km WSW of Corcoran, CA on Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 2:18 PM PDT (21:18 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7km NNW of Cholame, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-06-09 21:18:30 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.082° N, 119.652° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1941 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.49km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1936 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.36km E of New Idria, CA · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.36km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.19km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1919 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  10. 3.18km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 11
  11. 2.24km SW of Armona, CA · 1918 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.712km E of Coalinga, CA · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.28km NW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.03km E of Lemoore, CA · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.511km WSW of Huron, CA · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.47km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 24
  19. 2.319km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1893 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.815km NE of Taft, CA · 1891 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.515km WSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1891 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.120km S of Auberry, CA · 1891 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.77km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 2.28km W of Corcoran, CA · 1945 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.719km E of McFarland, CA · 1947 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.620km S of Kettleman City, CA · 1949 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1950 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.58km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1954 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.08km W of Corcoran, CA · 1955 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CA · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 90
  11. 1.711km WSW of Huron, CA · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.26km SSE of Riverdale, CA · 1959 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.618km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 1964 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.611km WSW of Huron, CA · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 35
  17. 1.625km S of Kettleman City, CA · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73572066. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.