California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11km SSW of Fairmead, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11km SSW of Fairmead, CA on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 2:10 AM PDT (09:10 UTC), 18 km (11 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 09:10:44 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.986° N, 120.254° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  9. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 29
  21. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.828km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1840 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CA · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.514km SSW of Mariposa, CA · 1827 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.517km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  57. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.111km E of Groveland-Big Oak Flat, CA · 1865 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.824km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.624km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.817km N of New Idria, CA · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.729km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.329km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.112km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 1874 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.210km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.510km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73616296. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.