California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9km WSW of Corcoran, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9km WSW of Corcoran, CA on Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 9:31 AM PDT (16:31 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-06-15 16:31:46 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.078° N, 119.653° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
25

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73577250. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC.